my mistake. i put the word Arab in when I meant Muslim. this has been their unoffical policy since they acquired nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them.

as far as it being a good idea, that's debatabe - if a Muslim country were to say this, what do you think would happen within the global community? No one would want to associate with them. But since it's Israel, it's okay.

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Soly, as Dâriûsh pointed out above, Iran is generally not Arab. And that's a bad example you gave. Iran would need the cooperation of Israils neighbors to launch an invasion. And I do think if that were the case, Israil would have every justification in nuking them.

Also may I suggest that this policy is actually a good idea. If it hits the an, then most nations likely hostile to israel are likely to not attack for fear of being too sucessful. and if the ne dumb enough to attack is succeeding, then the other Arab states will likely apply pressure to pull back. A way to make your enemies your allies, a butish way but a way. Sure economic ties would be better.

How old is this policy?