Quote Originally Posted by Adrian II
There are only two things that Israel can do to stop Iran's nuclear quest:

  1. nothing
  2. destroy Iran entirely with a nuclear assault
Any thought of commando raids, surprise bombings &cetera is a boy scouts dream.

Israel will have to learn to deal with nuclear neighbours and start talking to them in earnest with an eye to peace and regional cooperation. I am confident that they will.
I've suggested before that Israel might be better off if they left the protection of the US, and started taking other countries in the region into account. Israeli politicians have historically been masterful pragmatists, playing off all sides against each other, and managing to wring the best deal from sponsors seemingly at intractable odds with each other.

However, since they've aligned themselves with the most powerful country with the world, they've not had to account for anyone other than the US, and have been too closely linked with them as a result. While they are still able to control the direction of policy to some exent, it also means that, once the course is set and Washington has been persuaded of a paradigm in thinking, they cannot easily change course, as that depends entirely on Washington's whim.

So my suggestion for Israel would be to lessen their dependence on the US, engage in more bilateral and multilateral relations with their neighbours, and regain some of their independence. They can't live in a cocoon forever, and this is healthier in the long run.