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As Mideast borders open, Israel is more isolated than ever
Over the past decade, Middle Eastern countries have viewed their borders as a physical obstacle. The recent warming of relations between Arab states has led to increase in trade, leaving Israel more regionally isolated than ever before. By Moran Zaga Over the last month, border crossings have opened along both the Jordan-Iraq and Iraq-Saudi Arabia…
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‘They left us no choice’: On military escalation and its Israeli rationale
The alternatives to military action shouldn’t only be examined when things blow up, but rather in the context of the months and years that preceded this latest round of fighting. When it comes to using military force, I find Netanyahu to be one of the most restrained prime ministers Israel has ever had. I don’t…
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July 9, 2014
On Iran, Netanyahu chooses politics over strategy
Netanyahu did not take Israel’s strategic interests into account in his latest confrontation with the United States. Will his decision cost him when it comes to the ballot box? Only time will tell. By Ilan Baruch Over the last several days, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s sour face has peered over at us through the screen. While his…
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December 5, 2013
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Don’t believe Bibi: 1981 strike only sped up Iraqi nuclear program
With Netanyahu and Barak desperate to sell their case for an attack on Iran, they’ve been repeating the urban legend that Israel’s 1981 bombing of Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor stopped Saddam’s nuclear ambitions permanently. Since we are getting down to crunch time, I am reposting below an excerpt from my March 2 post, ‘The myth of Osirak and the march to Iran.’ Like all Israelis, I…
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Larry Derfner
August 3, 2012
The myth of the Osirak bombing and the march to Iran
Israeli security god Amos Yadlin’s NY Times op-ed yesterday is an example of why Obama should not believe Netanyahu’s case for war The 1981 attack on Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor is believed by Israelis (and not just them) to have been a historic success, a precedent for the use of military force as the ultimate in arms control, most relevantly in Iran. Knowlegeable…
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Larry Derfner
March 2, 2012
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