Why Israel doesn’t want an American war with Iran

By Tom Rogan

Published May 17, 2019 8:14pm ET

Why Israel doesn’t want an American war with Iran — Israeli honor guards march in formation during rehearsal just before a ceremony marking the annual Memorial Day to remember fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at the Armored Corps memorial site in Latrun, Israel, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Israel marks the annual Memorial Day in remembrance of soldiers who died in the nation's conflicts. | (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not want an American war with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Yes, Netanyahu’s government would welcome the Iranian regime’s sudden implosion, but not at the price of war. To suggest otherwise is to fundamentally misunderstand Israeli security strategy.

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