According to Menachem Begin’s doctrine, Israel would never allow a neighboring State to own nuclear weapons, all the while denying the fact. But even in Israel politicians’ and experts’ analyses dispute the veracity of a nuclear threat from Iran. As a result of this, as well as the technical difficulties linked to the development of an anti-Iranian attack force, Benjamin Netanyahu seems set to move the country away from the “Begin doctrine”. Political solutions now seem to be favored, over the original threat of an Israeli retort.