Should people in Israel need to spend the Passover holiday in bomb shelters as the price of destroying the Iranian regime, it would be worth the cost, former National Security Council head Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror said in an interview with 103FM on Monday.
"Will we make it to Passover? I didn't understand what the problem was with that, that we would make the arrangements in the shelters? If in order to destroy Iran we have to sit in a shelter on Passover, I think it's a fair price," Amidror said.
"It is better for the regime to be replaced, but I am not sure that this can be achieved from the air. I believe that the Americans have calculated a target period of six to eight weeks so that the blow to Iran will be very hard," he added.
According to Amidror, the main problem is the lack of an Iranian opposition on the ground and no one to take power if the regime is displaced.
"We want a regime that is weak enough so that we can go back and destroy what we want," he noted.
Amidror also said that, in order to avoid another war, the Iranians should focus on improving their country rather than spreading terror through the Middle East.
"The next round will not happen if the Iranians say that they want to build their water system, their economy, and say that they are abandoning the nuclear idea," he emphasized.
What to do with Iran's uranium, next regime leader
Amidror said that, according to his rough estimates and using unofficial sources, he thinks that there are 20 to 30 containers holding all the enriched uranium that Iran has in its possession.
"We can make sure that there are no Iranians around and take it if we know where it is. You can create a bubble that you protect from the air, you come with force and with appropriate air support, and you can get the material out of there," he explained.
"It's not easy. You have to bring tractors and clear dirt to get to the thing itself, but it's not impossible if the Americans and the Israelis decide to do it," he added.
On a separate note, the former National Security Council head said that Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment as the new supreme leader of Iran makes him "fear for the fate of the Iranians."
"There is now a new ruler in Iran, and he will have to decide whether to sacrifice Iran for his rule, or he will drink the poisoned cup," he concluded.