By JODI RUDOREN
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reiterated his willingness to attack the Iranian nuclear program without support from Washington or the world, returning to an aggressive posture that he had largely abandoned since his United Nations speech in September.
“When David Ben-Gurion declared the foundation of the state of Israel,
was it done with American approval?” Mr. Netanyahu asked in an
interview broadcast on Israel’s Channel 2 on Monday night. “When Levi
Eshkol was forced to act in order to loosen the siege before 1967, was
it done with the Americans’ support?
“If someone sits here as the prime minister of Israel and he can’t take
action on matters that are cardinal to the existence of this country,
its future and its security, and he is totally dependent on receiving
approval from others, then he is not worthy of leading,” Mr. Netanyahu
added. “I can make these decisions.”
Though American officials, including President Obama, have always
acknowledged that Israel ultimately has the right to decide how to
defend itself, Mr. Netanyahu’s tough tone and timing — on the eve of the
American presidential election — are sure to reignite rifts with
Washington over how best to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear
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