An "Opportunity" for Israel

Ha'aretz reports:

Speaking on Monday at the Herzliya Conference on Israel's National Strength and Security, Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the impending U.S. military operation in Iraq could provide "an opportunity for us." Israel, Netanyahu explained, might be able to work toward its goals of replacing the Palestinian Authority's leadership, and, subsequently, democratizing Palestinian society.

Some commentators, most notably Justin Raimondo, have suggested that the preoccupation with attacking Iraq is driven mostly - or primarily - by Israeli security demands. This admission by Netanyahu lends some credence to that argument.