They do not fear a nuclear attack against Israel, but rather a nuclear arms race in the region and a dramatic shift in power to Israel’s disadvantage. From their point of view, Israel must either convince the US to attack Iran and its nuclear plants or take on the maximum risk of using its own military forces to do so.
以色列政府同样也让自己陷入了国内政策困局之中。总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡（Binyamin Netanyahu）及国防部长埃胡德·巴拉克（Ehud Barak）无法接受一个拥有核武器的伊朗。他们不是害怕伊朗对以色列发起核攻击，而是害怕地区核军备竞赛和对以色列不利的戏剧性权力更迭。从他们的角度看来，以色列必须要么说服美国袭击伊朗及其核设施，要么承担最大限度的风险去动用本国军队。