Epstein Secrets

ssue is a personal compulsion of =etanyahu is reflected in estimates that even within his own cabinet (and e=en with the support of Defense Minister Ehud Barak), a vote in favor of war with Iran might be as close as eight t= six. A former Likud activist who has become a critic of Netanyahu explain=, "Bibi i

nd e=en with the support of Defense Minister Ehud Barak), a vote in favor of war with Iran might be as c

et (and e=en with the support of Defense Minister Ehud Barak), a vote in favor of war with Iran might b

Nasra=lah. Speaking to hundreds of students mainly on the subject of illiteracy and the dire need for greater access t= education in the Arab world, Nasrallah eventually turned to the anti-gove=nment protests in Syria that began in March 2011. Almost from the outset, he was especially fran= in equating th

s for an eventual agreement with =he Assad regime managed to survive. There have been four subsequent attempts by Israeli prime ministers -- one=by Ehud Barak, one by Ehud Olmert, and two by Benjamin Netanyahu -- to for=e a peace with Syria. This shared history with the As=ad regime is relevant when consi

tempts by Israeli prime ministers -- one=by Ehud Barak, one by Ehud Olmert, and two by Benjamin Netanyah

nt attempts by Israeli prime ministers -- one=by Ehud Barak, one by Ehud Olmert, and two by Benjamin Ne

zbollah, to dispatch young foot soldiers to Damascus and drape his support for the Syrian dictator in the =arb of religious duty. Terrorist groups, Nasrallah sai= on April 30, had threatened to overrun and destroy the shrine. "If such=a crime were to take place, it will carry with it grave consequences,"

astrophic set of events like a regional conflagration, widespread acts of terrorism and sky-high oil prices. "A war is no picnic," Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel Radio in November. But if Israel feels itself forced into action, the retaliation would be bearable, he said. "There will not be 100,00

l prices. "A war is no picnic," Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel Radio in November. But if Isra

his many redundant speeches, Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has been adamant about supporting the Assad regime of Syria. A few years ago, when Nasrallah made a speech, almost everyone in Lebanon would leave whatever they were doing to listen to what he had to say. His words made headlines and caused

ated debate, media reports said. Prime Minister Ehud Olniert, whose handling of the war has come und

Nasrallah. Their resistance on the battlefield makes them more dan- gerous adversaries — but also more plausible negotiating partners. Lit- tle in Nasrallah's past suggests that he will use his new stature to en- courage indirect negotiations with Israel, but, as 1973 reminds us, the aftermath of war c