In short, Israel would eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, and the United States would permit a limited one.
The emotions surrounding Mr. Netanyahu’s decision to do an end run around the White House and appear before Congress at the
invitation of the Republican leadership has obscured what the two countries’ approaches would look like. Mr. Netanyahu has simplicity and recent history on his side. Mr. Obama has practicality on his, along with a compelling case that his Israeli counterpart has yet to come up with a better approach that would not most likely lead to military conflict.