OK. You greatly expanded my meaning. Israel's long dependence on the US has naturally given it experience manipulating the US to maintain our support, which is why it's logically plausible that they'd want to "stir the pot" to keep support for war at a high level. Anything beyond that, like Holocaust denial, is entirely something you added.

The scenario of Iraq attacking Israel if the US attacks Iraq is also plausible, yet despite that, Israel has made it clear that it's firmly behind a war. I think they're counting a lot on their upgraded Patriot batteries and the proximity of the US cavalry to come riding to their rescue. Could be, too, that they're feeling desperate, and perhaps want to see a resolution, even if it's costly, to one of their longstanding security headaches. Frankly, there's a lot about Israel's actions the last few years that, to me, doesn't seem entirely rational.

--Robert