以色列内阁研议如何回应伊朗威胁

Jerusalem Post defense analyst Yaakov Katz says time for a diplomatic solution is running out.

《耶路撒冷邮报》的国防分析人士卡兹说，采取外交途径的时机已过。

“The window is definitely closing,” he said.

卡兹说：“那扇窗绝对是关上了。”

Katz says Israel has the firepower to back up the threat.

卡兹说，以色列有军力支持他们提出的威胁。

“Israel has created over the years a viable military option, that is in place potentially, if it decides to take unilateral military action to stop Iran’s nuclear program,”

卡兹说：“以色列多年来一直在建立可行的军事选项。如果他们决定采取单方面军事行动阻止伊朗的核项目，这个军事选项可能已经成形了。”

Many analysts question how effective an Israeli attack would be, considering that Iran is 1,200 kilometers from Israel and its nuclear facilities are spread out and fortified deep underground. But last week, Israel’s Deputy Premier Moshe Ya’alon, a former army chief, said that all of Iran’s nuclear sites are “vulnerable” to military strikes.

考虑到伊朗距离以色列1200公里，而且伊朗核设施不仅分散，也藏在地底深处受到保护，使得许多分析人士质疑以色列的攻击成效。但上星期，以色列前陆军参谋长、也是现任的副总理梅里多尔说，伊朗的核地点承受不了军事攻击。