These defiant actions probably did not come as a complete surprise to Israel. In the last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met in closed-door sessions with U.S. President Obama, as well as French President Sarkozy and German Foreign Minister Westerwelle, attempting to rally support for meaningful trade sanctions and to make a case for a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. We suspect that the Israeli intelligence organization had already obtained information on the Iranian policy shift. Mr. Netanyahu will be in Berlin this week, for further discussions.