The owner of the Atlanta Jewish Times weekly caused an uproar when he suggested that Israel consider "a hit" on US President Barack Obama "in order to preserve Israel's existence" in case Iran obtains nuclear capabilities.
In his column, published last week, Andrew Adler laid out what he said were three options available to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in countering the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program. One of the options was to "give the go-ahead for US-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice-president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States' policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies."
The other two options, according to Adler, are to attack Hezbollah and Hamas or defy the US -- which he said is willing to let Israel "take a lethal bullet."
According to Adler, who later apologized for his column, Obama has an "Alice in Wonderland" belief in diplomacy over force. |