Saudi Arabia and Israel! Really?

The Timesoline ://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7148555.ece reported Saturday that Saudi Arabia has established a narrow corridor for Israel, or America, for use to attack Iranian nuclear facilities. Intelligence sources (http://www.debka.com/article/8845/) are reporting that the Saudis have run drills preparing to stand down their comprehensive air defenses for just such an eventuality. Predictably, the Saudis denied the "accusation".

Though Israel and America continue their petty quibbling over the flotilla debacle -spurred on by an inept Obama administration- and are unlikely to take advantage, I would like to attempt to evaluate the Saudis offer, from the Israeli perspective.

First, Israel should never forget that it was the Saudis, not the Iranians, who first helped establish the framework and infrastructure for international Islamic terror that plagues Israel. Moreover, the Saudis, though improved, have an abysmal human rights record. For that reason alone Israel should be weary.

Two, the Saudis, and most Arab nations, refuse to recognize the state of Israel, but now realize that it is precisely the non-existent Israel that stands between them, the Sunni Arabs nations (excluding Lebanon, and to a lesser degree Syria), and the tyrannical Shiite Mullahs of Iran.

Three, the Saudis as well as the other Arab nations were shocked by the speedy emergence of the non-Arab alliance that sandwiches them between Iran and Turkey (http://www.debka.com/article/8845/). Past Ottoman oppression and Iranian aspirations may be overlooked by the deprived Israel-hating Arab street, but the elites of the Arab nations know who their enemy really is.

So what should Israel do?

First, should Israel make the necessary decision to attack Iran, there will be serious repercussions for Israel. On the diplomatic front, there is no shortage of anti-Israel sentiment. Even in America, there are those on the far-left who savor the opportunity to bolster their highly questionable claim that Israel is a strategic liability America (please see post series "the thinkers and the linkers", for more on this). Ironically, the very Arab nations that Israel will save will likely be the first to condemn Israel.

On the military front, while it is not clear that an Israeli attack will be completely successful, it is clear that Iran will let loose its proxy terror apparatus, Hezbollah and Hamas. These organizations have amassed a spectacular arsenal of terror weapons that can reach every part of Israel. What many do not realize is that if these terror organizations do what they do best -kill civilians- successfully, Israel will be forced to step back from its usual highly measured a restrained approach to battle. Perhaps replicating what NATO and all other countries do on regularly -put their Israeli civilians and soldiers first. This would necessitate the complete elimination of Hezbollah, Hamas, and countless human shields.

Who knows how Erdogan-dominated Turkey would react?

Therefore.

Israel should make it clear that the Arabs -who will benefit greatly from such an attack- that Israel will not be both their whipping boy and their savior.

Israel should attempt to gain concessions from the Arab nations. Recognition may be a pipe-dream, but putting pressure on Hamas, the PLO/PA, for peace- real peace- is a legitimate option. Also, written guarantees to completely halt all anti-Semitic anti-Israel incitement (thus blood libels/organ harvesting, kill the Zionists, bad, criticism, like that found in the New York Times, ok, for more on this please see post “http://factoru.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-have-no-problem-with-jews-its-just.html) that is regularly displayed and taught in all Middle-Eastern Arab nations (check out memriTV). Finally, the establishment of direct economic ties which is a prerequisite for Middle-Eastern development and eventual peace.

Of course the Saudis may not agree to such concessions, which is why Israel needs the Obama administration to wake up and reassert America’s rightful role as the only great AND just power in the universe. Many Americans, the pragmatic ones anyway, see the opportunity here, we should not overlook it. Besides, as in the past, Israel will be on the front line defending Western interests. But America needs to do its part.

Hopefully the above steps if taken and carried out may actually turn the Iranian crises, into a pivotal moment in history that could prevent another Iran from arising in the Middle-East.