
Coping with the Iranian Challenge Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 International community protests as well as economic sanctions are yet to impress the leadership in Tehran -their program to develop nuclear weaponry is on track. The scene of a nuclear Iran arouses as much distress in the West as it does in the Arab world. A nuclear Iran will alter the balance of power in the Middle East, motivate additional countries in the region to strive for matching capabilities, and may increase the possibility of acquiring non-conventional weaponry by terrorist organizations. The confidence of Iran's allies such as Hamas, Hezbollah and other radical elements will increase, and Jerusalem will face a reality whereby a country that wants Israel off the map is equipped with nuclear weaponry. How determined is the Iranian leadership to employ their arms against Israel? Is it still possible to stop Iran from developing such capabilities? Moderator Eitan Ben Eliyahu, Israel Major General (Res.); former Commander, Israeli Air Force; President and General Partner, East West Ventures Ltd.; Chairman, Koret Israel Economic Development Fund Participants Geneive Abdo, USA Author, "No God but God: Egypt and the Triumph of Islam"; Feature Journalist, The New York Times, The Washington Post and the International Herald Tribune, BBC, NPR, CNN and PBS Elliot Abrams, USA Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, The Council on Foreign Relations; former White House advisor, George W. Bush <b>...</b>
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