The big question of the last few days in the world news is a … Should the US be actively involved in Israel’s attack on Iran?

The first view expressed is that US involvement would help neutralize the threat and strengthen deterrence. The second view argues that the United States is in danger of spending valuable ammunition and swallowing the Middle East.

Both sides seem to be a given, however, that the US intervention is in the interest of Israel. The “hawks” in Washington see Israel’s interests being aligned with those of America. Most moderate people say that the interests of the two states, in this particular case of a possible attack, do not go hand in hand.

However, there are few who dispute that Israel’s strategic goals would be well served by American participation in the war.

However, this case deserves further analysis. Israel’s long -term strategic position depends to a significant extent on the power of its relationship with the United States. The immediate involvement of the US in the war against Iran would change the US-Israel relationship in a time when Israel’s political position is increasingly precarious.

Is a point of pride for the Israel And a great political advantage for Israeli US supporters, the fact that the United States has never sent their own strengths to directly participate in Israeli military campaigns. The great existential wars of the Jewish state – 1948, 1967, 1973 and 2023 so far – have all been exclusively done by Israeli forces, although with US equipment and diplomatic support (and recently, aid to anti -missile defense). A possible immediate involvement of the US Air Force in order to help Israel’s bombings in Iran will end this impressive Israeli record for many decades.

None of the above should exclude American involvement. But from the Israeli outlook, the regular and military benefits of such a US operation should at least be weighed against the long -term risks to the Jewish state in American politics.

The benefits of US involvement will probably include a wider destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities, especially Fordo, the most enhanced Islamic Republic’s enrichment facility. It is widely believed that US Air Force – with the B-2 bombers and specialized perforation bombs of 30,000 pounds which penetrates deep into the Earth can cause much more damage to underground facilities than the Israeli Air Force acting on its own.

But that does not mean that Fordow is necessarily beyond the range of Israel. Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said this week: “The war was designed by Israel. We do not need the US for the goals we set. We know how to handle all issues, including Fordow.

For obvious reasons, the Israelis do not describe in detail how they would “handle” Fordow, but obviously they have ideas. What sounds – and is not excluded from Israel – is a commando raid on the nuclear facilities. Special trained soldiers on the ground could attempt to destroy it.

However, none of them may be good enough for Israel. But Israel should be willing to take on an additional risk – even to accept that it will not have the perfect military result – if it allows it to get out of this war by maintaining all the acquis, at all levels, which it has gained with great effort.

Israel maintains broad and deep American support, especially in Republican partybut recent research shows a significant decline. US involvement in the attack on Iran could have unpredictable and negative consequences for the United States, such as forcing Washington to take more responsibility for the post -war situation.

This would give US critics more opportunities to criticize. And if the Pentagon uses weapons against Iran that could have been developed on other fronts, and the United States later faced a military defeat by, say, China in the Western Pacific, it is possible to imagine Israel to become a scatter.

From Israel’s point of view, the prospect of an overall defeat of Iran – his regional primitive opponent – may seem so tempting that it is worth the … risk involved in American aid. But no victory is permanent in the Middle East (or anywhere else), and American support will be a crucial advantage for the Jewish state. Jerusalem should want to maintain the excellent history of military self -sufficiency, unless it has no choice.