Ofer Shelah12:52 AM • July 16 2026 IDTWhile reading Michael Hauser Tov's exposé on how Israel conceived of and started Operation Roaring Lion against Iran, the 1959 British satirical film "The Mouse That Roared" comes to mind. In the film, a tiny European duchy declares war on the United States, confident that it will lose and then receive generous amounts of American aid for reconstruction. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:MossadIsraeli politicsIsrael - IranBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamPollKnesset Israel ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu's Delusional Iran Campaign Damaged Israel as Deeply as October 7Yonatan Hun and His Parents Are Harassing MeLindsey Graham Wasn't Israel's Friend – He Was a Friend of Its Worst InstinctsFor First Time, Poll Shows Opposition Defeating Netanyahu Without Arab PartiesU.S. Strikes Iran Again as Tehran Warns of 'Existential War' With AmericaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Rahm Emanuel Wants to Save Israel. But Are Israelis Listening?