Most people would. I still stand by my assertion.
Given that their are two UK airbases on Cyprus and a combined military spending of those three of approx $170bn compared to $14bn by Israel, if they real wanted to they could easily dismantle Isreal.
Clearly there’s (thankfully) no will by either side for such a ludicrous scenario and the issue of nuclear weapons makes all scenarios messy.
However, the great thing about assertions is that one can stand by them even though the facts point in another direction.
Merry Christmas!