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| Bob Morrison |
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| Ken Blackwell |
Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison, senior fellows at the conservative Family Research Council, argue yes: "Now, [Iranian Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei is once again making
threats of annihilation against Israel. These threats eerily echo those made by Egyptian dictator Gamal Abdel Nasser in the days that led up to the 1967 Mideast War. Nasser kicked U.N. truce supervisors out of the Sinai desert, thus making possible a sneak attack on Israel. He then proceeded to close off the Gulf of Aqaba, preventing Israel from using the port of Eilat. He knew the risk he was taking in thus provoking war with Israel. He wanted that war. Nasser said: 'We knew that by closing the Gulf of Aqaba it might mean war with Israel. [If war comes,] it will be total and the objective will be to destroy Israel' (
Washington Post, May 27, 1967)."
Mr. Blackwell and Mr. Morrison continue their commentary: "There are indeed certain precedents for Thou Shalt Not. Including Thou Shalt Not Murder. And an Iranian cleric who daily incites his captive people to slaughter the Israelis has violated that ancient Thou Shalt Not. That is why the Israelis now have their Casus Belli, their just cause for war. If they strike Iran's still-spinning centrifuges and stop their headlong quest for atomic weapons, they will be well justified. Americans should thank, not criticize, Israel if Israelis defend themselves. They'll be defending us, too. They may be fighting by themselves alone, but they do not fight for themselves alone."
