As missiles fly all over the Middle East, we Israelis should be asking ourselves: are we prepared to risk our fighters, economy and children’s future to help free Iran’s citizens from tyranny once that country’s military targets are deemed eliminated?

The question is far from theoretical. Just last week the Prime Minister commented that he “cannot say for certain that the Iranian people will bring down the regime” – adding: “You can lead someone to water; you cannot make him drink.”

He said out loud what many of us have been thinking. Indeed, those addicted – like me – to social media since the war began on February 28 have surely noticed the abundance of videos featuring jubilant Iranians shouting anti-regime slogans from the safety of balconies.

Often these clips are celebrated as proof that the people are about to rise up. I understand this sense of hope, especially as it comes against the background of the ultimate sacrifice made by thousands of victims killed by the Ayatollah regime in January.

Perhaps we’ll see the survivors of that massacre........

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