Ari Shavit is a respected Israeli journalist who writes for Ha'aretz and who until now was quite reasonable and thanks to whom I could actually read Ha'aretz without getting a heart attack. In other words, he is not Gideon Levi or Amira Hass for whose articles I need psychological preparation to survive the density of absurdity in them.But yesterday I came across this piece of his in which Shavit writes: "If Israel intends to attack Iran, it must carry out the following diplomatic operations during the year preceding such an offensive: position itself anew in the international arena as an enlightened, peace-seeking democracy; tighten its alliances with the United States and the West; forge partnerships of interests with China, Russia and India; make a massive effort to salvage Israel's deteriorating relationship with Turkey; warm up the cool relations with Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates; work to reach a peace agreement with Syria and embark on a new direction with the...(Read Full Post)