"Will Israel Attack Iran?"

After reading this article, I have a better understanding of the peril Israel is facing with a nuclear Iran.
This article is a lengthy eleven page read, however, it is worth taking the time to read.

Here is an excerpt from the front page:

"Natanyahu and Barak have both repeatedly stressed that a decision has not yet been made and a deadline for making one has not been set. (to attack Iran's nuclear facilities)
Barak laid out three categories of questions, which he characterized as "Israel's ability to act,"  "international legitimacy," and "necessity," all of which acquire affirmation responses before a decision is made to attack:

1.Does Israel have the ability to cause severe damage to Iran's nuclear sites and bring about a major delay in Iran's nuclear project?   And can the military and the Israeli people withstand the inevitable counterattack?

2.Does Israel have overt or tactical support, particularly from America, for carrying out an attack?

3.Have all other possibilities for the containment of Iran's nuclear threat been exhausted, bringing Israel to the point of last resort?  If so, is this the last opportunity for an attack?

For the first time since the Iranian nuclear threat emerged in the mid-1990's, at least some Israel's most powerful leaders believe that the response to these questions is yes."

Will Israel Attack Iran?----The New York Times