'This is not just an Israeli problem'

This is an excerpt of an interview by Newsweek with Uzi Arad, a former Mossad official and adviser to Israel’s right-wing former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Does Israel have the resources and public support to wage war on two fronts—or maybe more?

"Israel has no choice. It has to do whatever it can. It does have the resources. But this is a larger struggle than Israel's alone. The threat that Syria poses, or the threat that Iran poses, to the region and the activation of these groups is a regional, global threat. To cope with that global threat, we have international efforts now under way—be it at the G8, when it comes to containing Iran's march to nuclear capabilities, or Syria, which defiantly acted in a catastrophic way both in Lebanon and with Saddam. These are regional and international problems."

Read the full interview here.