Israel’s opposition head Shaul Mofaz sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a letter on Monday demanding an urgent meeting on the Iranian issue. “I ask that this meeting be convened without delay, and address your intention to lead Israel to war,” Mofaz wrote. According to law, the prime minister must brief the opposition head on a monthly basis.

Mofaz attached a classified document, copies of which were also sent to the defense minister, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein and the chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. According to Army Radio, the attached document included a number of questions concerning Israel’s preparedness for a war with Iran and relations with the U.S.

Mofaz asked Netanyahu for information regarding reserves and equipment in various sectors such as medicine, foreign currency, raw materials (including fuel for the civilian and security-related sectors), civil aviation, sea ports, evacuation of strategic facilities and management of Israel’s strategic inventories. Mofaz also asked for clarifications on the official U.S. position regarding an attack and the degree of understanding between Washington and Israel in terms of intelligence, operations, economy and the political arena.

Mofaz accused Netanyahu and his top ministers of “crossing red lines and neglecting the public discourse” on the most intimate security-related issues,” saying this conduct “has become customary for you and your government.” Whatever the motives are for not publicly discussing these issues, Mofaz added, they do not serve Israel’s interests.

Read more at Haaretz.com.

This is a moment of great uncertainty. Here’s what you can do about it.

We hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, we’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s independent Jewish news this Passover. All donations are being matched by the Forward Board - up to $100,000.

This is a moment of great uncertainty for the news media, for the Jewish people, and for our sacred democracy. It is a time of confusion and declining trust in public institutions. An era in which we need humans to report facts, conduct investigations that hold power to account, tell stories that matter and share honest discourse on all that divides us.

With no paywall or subscriptions, the Forward is entirely supported by readers like you. Every dollar you give this Passover is invested in the future of the Forward — and telling the American Jewish story fully and fairly.

The Forward doesn’t rely on funding from institutions like governments or your local Jewish federation. There are thousands of readers like you who give us $18 or $36 or $100 each month or year.

Don't just read the Forward - invest in it. Make a matched gift today.

Support our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.

$120 $180 $360 OTHER AMOUNT