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The Holocaust, Securitization of Iran and Israel's Iran Policy

İsrail'in güvenlikleştirilmiş İran politikasını anlamak için Yahudi halkının tarihi geçmişinin incelenmesi önem arz etmektedir. Bu açıdan, Yahudi soykırımı, İran politikasının incelenmesinde dikkate alınması gereken önemli bir tarihi travmadır. Soykırım, gerek İsrailli liderler, gerekse Yahudi halkının bilincinde önemli bir yer tutmaya devam etmektedir. Soykırımın etkisi İran'ın nükleer yeteneklere sahip olmasının engellenmesinin gerekliliğine olan İsrailli liderlerin sahip oldukları inancı pekiştirmektedir. Bu nedenle, Başbakan Benjamin Netanyahu İran'ın nükleer programını güvenlikleştirmeye ve İran'ın nükleer silahlara sahip olmasının engellenmesi için gerekli olan her yolun denenmesine çalışmaktadır. Bu çalışma, İsrailli yetkililerin İran'a karşı neden olağanüstü sayılabilecek ve uluslararası toplumun kabul edemeyeceği önlemlerin alınmasında ısrarcı olduklarını ve bu kapsamda soykırımın İsrail'in İran politikasını nasıl etkilediğini açıklamaya çalışmaktadır

Yahudi Soykırımı, Güvenlikleştirme ve İsrail'in İran Politikası

Any attempt to understand Israel's securitized policy towards Iran requires a careful investigation of the historical memories of the Jewish people. In this context, the Holocaust is an important trauma to understand Israeli foreign policy towards Iran. The Holocaust has been present in the thoughts of Israel's leaders, and these people have lived in the shadow of the trauma of total destruction. The Holocaust's influence is so evident that many political actors in Israel believe that Iran is to be prevented not to have nuclear capability. In this regard, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked tirelessly to securitize the Iranian nuclear program in order to justify using any means necessary to prevent Iran from attaining a nuclear weapon. The aim of this article is to try to scrutinize why Israeli leaders want to take actions against Iran which may not be within the range of accepted norms within the international community, and is to show how the memory of the Holocaust was reflected in the foreign policy of Israel towards Iran

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