Comon Ptex,
As much as I don't like Iranian expansionism, we all know that Iran is NOT an existential threat to Israel because Israel HAS nukes. It will be a threat only to those countries that DO NO have nukes. Besides, GCC countries would already be doing all the hard work for Israel.
And Israel has been such a pain BECAUSE the Palestinian issue has not been solved. If Israel accepts the Arab peace plan and resolves the Palestinian issue, the Iran will have its influence directly curtailed because of that.
And if recognition of Palestine will not change anything, then that is more of a reason why US should not veto this. Why should US get pissed if nothing will change? Why make itself look isolated by vetoing this? The Israeli ruling coalition is basically being run by a coalition of the far right and the loony right and have been making one blunder after another. There is no visonary like Rabin for example who knew the importance of a settlement. If the US is truly a friend of Israel, they should bring them back to the center and explain them the importance of resolving this now when Israel is undisputably the most powerful country in that region.
Now is the time to resolve the issue as soon as possible before the advantage that Israel has will no longer be there. Or the Congress can continue to hobble the President, give standing ovations to the Israeli PM then they can be happy for now, but they are creating problem for the future of Israel.
The existential threat to Israel is if a Palestinian state is NOT created. Because what is the other option? Give voting rights to the people of West Bank and Gaza? Either Israel should give up the lands to a free Palestine, or give equal rights as other Israeli Arabs. And if you want to maintain the Jewish character of Israel, then the latter will be the existential threat - not Iran.