Iran, under the leadership of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, is a rapidly growing threat to its own people, the peoples of the Middle East region, and the Western world.

Since its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel has sought peace with its neighbors through direct negotiations.

Since the Second Lebanon War Hizbullah has strengthened both in munitions and number of operatives with tens of thousands of weapons stored in civilian villages throughout southern Lebanon.

Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1979, marking the end of 30 years of relentless hostility and five costly wars.