Benjamin Netanyahu 'ready to press the button' on Iran Israel was also deeply concerned by the development of the Fordow uranium enrichment plant in Iran, which is dug into a mountainside and could be immune to attack. However, the alert order was rejected Lt Gen Gabi Ashkenazi, the then-Chief of Staff, who feared dire consequences to a strike. The documentary describes Mr Barak's furious response to the reactions of military chiefs. He is reported to have said that "with such general staff we would not have won the Six Day War," referring to Israel's decisive victory in 1967. Mr Barak, who is still defence minister, has disputed this version of events. Mr Barak's criticism of the armed forces will inevitably call into question Israel's current military readiness for a war with Iran and the IDF's willingness to support another called. It also exposed Iran as the fault line of the upcoming election. Ehud Olmert, a former prime minister of Israel considering running against Netanyahu in the January elections, launched an attack on the current leadership's warlike posture during the programme. Why do we need to pick fights with the entire world? What is this talk of us deciding our destiny by ourselves and not taking into consideration anyone else's opinion?" he asked. Adding, "and if we need something, who would we ask? The person who we're doing everything to prevent from becoming the president of the United States?