Not long after the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 a young member of the Revolutionary Guard, disgusted by what he saw from the mullahs who were running the country, contacted the CIA and offered to work as a double agent. For years "Wally" was one of the best sources of intelligence for America about what was happening in the radical Islamic regime.

In a speech this month at the Institute for Near East Policy in Washington, "Wally" described an Iran that is very different from what is normally portrayed by our political and diplomatic elites. Protected by a bodyguard, wearing a disguise, and using a voice modulator to protect his identity, "Wally" described the dangerous reality in no uncertain terms.

"Stop dreaming, please," he said. "You are not dealing with rational people. Every time you extend a hand, it is not seen as sincerity, but stupidity." He predicted that Iran will eventually attack Israel, Europe and the Gulf and advocated a preemptive military strike against the regime but not against the Iranian people or infrastructure.

"Wally" accused the Obama administration of naiveté and betrayal for seeking to engage Iran. Not only does the regime see this as weakness on the part of the United States, he said, but the Iranian people view it as a betrayal of the highest order as they fight for freedom. There is no doubt listening to his inside information that Israel is in great and imminent danger.

Above and beyond the threat from Iran, there is a grave humanitarian crisis brewing in Jerusalem. As you read this email today, poor Jews, many of them elderly men and women who survived the Holocaust or fled persecution in Russia are struggling to find enough food to eat. I have watched these precious people search through dumpsters for something to eat.

We cannot turn our backs on Israel at this crisis moment. The threat they face from Iran's nuclear program is literally a matter of life or death for tens of thousands…and if America deserts Israel, the consequences to the world will be dire indeed. Please join me in praying urgently that God will confound the plans and schemes of those who hate the Chosen People and that He will bless His people with peace.

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Dr. Michael D. Evans is the #1 New York Times bestselling author, and author of Jimmy Carter: The Liberal Left and World Chaos and Atomic Iran.