Ballots or missiles? The dilemma occupying Trump and Netanyahu | Yair Marton

Yair Marton examines in an opinion piece the strategic dilemma facing Trump and Netanyahu regarding a strike on Iran, comparing a short-term political victory with long-term strategic security, against the backdrop of the upcoming elections in Israel and the US.

Yair Marton writes an opinion piece in Maariv about the strategic dilemma facing Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu regarding a possible strike on Iran. The article presents the contrast between a short-term political victory and long-term strategic security, noting that the interests of the US and Israel overlap in part but are not identical. It mentions Trump's statement from October 8 that the US will not carry out additional strikes on Iran before the midterm elections, and highlights the proximity of the elections in Israel on October 27 and the US on November 3. The article asks whether the leaders are capable of distinguishing between a political victory and strategic security, and warns that a mistake in the Middle East could cost far more than votes at the ballot box.