Israel expects the Obama administration not only to appreciate the unique context of its ambiguous nuclear status, but also to recognize that it cannot be forthcoming in assuring its neighbors or the rest of the world regarding its nuclear program unless the Middle East political environment changes in a radically positive way. Here, a change in Iran’s pattern of behavior toward Israel is an absolute prerequisite.
以色列希望奥巴马政府不但能重视其模糊核地位的独特背景，而且能认识到，除非中东地区的政治环境能发生脱胎换骨般的改善，否则以方不会乐于就其核项目向它的邻国以及世界其他各方做出保证。其中，伊朗改变其对待以色列的行为模式将是绝对的前提条件。