NOTE:  Before answering the questions, read the "Background" below the questions.

1.  a) Who is the Prime Minister of Israel?
b)  What is the main purpose of his meeting with President Obama Monday at the White House?

2.  a) How do Israel's views on Iran's nuclear program differ from those of the Obama administration?  Be specific.
b)  How does Israel back up its claims about Iran's nuclear program?

3.  What concerns does the U.S. government have about a possible Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities?

4.  a) What latest step have the U.S. and European Union agreed to take against Iran's in an effort to halt its nuclear program?
b)  Why isn't the Israeli government satisfied with this agreement?

5.  How has Iran threatened to retaliate if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities?

6.  Danny Yatom, a former head of Israel's Mossad spy agency said that the Iranian nuclear threat is a world problem and not Israel's alone.  He says that even a temporary setback to the nuclear program would be useful because it would buy the world time to try to knock it out entirely.  Do you agree with Mr. Yatom's assertion?  Explain your answer.

7.  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said this week that Tehran has not decided whether to build a nuclear bomb.  The West (as well as many other countries) believe that Iran is building nuclear weapons.  A September 2011 United Nations IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program prepared for the UN Security Council stated that is unable to "conclude that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities."  Why do you think Secretary Clinton would make this sort of statement?  Explain your answer.