Israel has conducted military exercises for a pre-emptive strike against several of Iran's nuclear power facilities and is ready to attack if Russia supplies Iran with rods for enriching uranium, Israeli officials told reporters.
First off, uranium is NOT enriched with fuel rods but with gas centrifuges. Second, Israel has "lowered the bar", in that they are no longer talking about weapons development, but the mere activation of a civilian power reactor as the trigger for an act of war against Iran.
Russia is not going to back down from Israel. And Sharon knows that. Sharon is forcing Russia into a corner to justify his next act of war. Sharon will bomb Iran and scream that Russia made him do it.
Israel's nukes cannot reach Russia, but Russia can vaporize Israel at will. Therefore, Israel must be counting on the United States nuclear deterrent to deter Russia.
In other words, Israel has brought the world to the brink of global thermonuclear war.