Regarding Tom Segev's allegation that Israel never threatened to wipe another country off the map. ""In an interview with Army Radio on 8 May 2006 [Shimon Peres] remarked that "the president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map".[32]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimon_Peres
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2006/5/8/13207/Peres-says-that-Iran-can-also-be-wiped-off-the-map (thanks Jedd)