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Kerry-led policy to facilitate a negotiated agreement. So, for example, Netanyahu has wrapped himself in the revered mantle of slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the leader most associated with Israel's uneven reconciliation with Palestinian nationalism, in reiterating opposition to any significant change i
d Democrats alike are EFTA00636702 not keen on another war. So with Plan A, an American strike against Iran, off the table, it is time to explore Plan B. Plan B? Yes, a Plan B, one that places more stock in patient strategy as opposed to impatient action. Israel needs to regain its technological edge
ing replacements who were sufficiently experienced, but did not bear responsibility for the errors of the war. For Prime Minister, the choice fell on Yitzhak Rabin. He had strong military credentials, of course. But he had left the army and entered politics, and had been out of Israel for several years as Israel
l plan and push all the way to Beirut. This wasn’t mere supposition on my part. In February 1982, we ran a simulation exercise in the kirya based on Plan B. The result: Little Pines became Big Pines. A clash with the Syrians proved inevitable, if only because one target even under Little Pines was the mai
ing replacements who were sufficiently experienced, but did not bear responsibility for the errors of the war. For Prime Minister, the choice fell on Yitzhak Rabin. He had strong military credentials, of course. But he had left the army and entered politics, and had been out of Israel for several years as Israel
al plan and push all the way to Beirut. This wasn't mere supposition on my part. In February 1982, we ran a simulation exercise in the kirya based on Plan B. The result: Little Pines became Big Pines. A clash with the Syrians proved inevitable, if only because one target even under Little Pines was the mai
Entities connected to both Yitzhak Rabin and Plan B.

Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Jerusalem
LOCATION
Lebanon
LOCATION
Fatah
ORGANIZATION
United States
LOCATION
Rabin
PERSON
Damascus
LOCATION
Yasser Arafat
PERSON
Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSON
Shimon Peres
PERSON
Saddam Hussein
PERSON
Ehud Barak
PERSONthe West Bank
LOCATION
the Golan Heights
LOCATIONSinai
LOCATIONMediterranean
LOCATION
David Ben-Gurion
PERSON
Haifa
LOCATIONthe Soviet Union
LOCATION