Israel resumes tough posture over Iran's nuclear program  Share
with others:  Print Email Read Later  JERUSALEM -- Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reiterated his willingness
to attack the Iranian nuclear program without support from
Washington or the world, returning to an aggressive posture he
had largely abandoned since his United Nations speech in
September.  "When David Ben-Gurion declared the foundation of
the state of Israel, was it done with American approval?" Mr.
Netanyahu asked in an interview broadcast Monday night on
Israel's Channel 2. "When Levi Eshkol was forced to act in order
to loosen the siege before 1967, was it done with the Americans'
support?  "If someone sits here as the prime minister of Israel,
and he can't take action on matters that are cardinal to the
existence of this country, its future and its security, and he
is totally dependent on receiving approval from others, then he
is not worthy of leading," Mr. Netanyahu added. "I can make
these decisions."  While U.S. offi