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he said Al-Monitor How do you read the flurry of recent Israeli media reports telegraphing Israeli leaders, particularly Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, contemplating a possible fall strike on Iran? Kahl I think the threat should be taken very seriously. The s

plating a possible fall strike on Iran? Kahl I think the threat should be taken very seriously. The standard counter argument is that Netanyahu and Barak are bluffing with the goal of pushing the international community to act — meaning pressuring us and the Europeans to increase sanctions, the Russ

i leaders, particularly Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, con

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atter of heated speculation, although the truth is known only to the Jewish state's poker-faced premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister Ehud Barak. Either way, Israel is unlikely to cease targeting human assets linked to Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile-development programs, while Iran and

mier Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister Ehud Barak. Either way, Israel is unlikely to cease t

icle 1. The Washington Post Egypt's scapegoat for the Sinai attack David Ignatius Article 2. TIME As the Sinai Goes, So Too the Golan Heights? Tony Karon Article 3. Foreign Policy Jim Baker: Realists have been successful stewards of foreign policy Josh Rogin Article 4. The Washington Post Ignorin

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

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ts Palestinian and Israeli opponents. Yossi Beilin served as a minister in the cabinets of Israeli Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, and Ehud Barak. He initiated the Oslo peace process in 1992, worked on the Beilin-Abu Mazen talks between 1993 and 1995, and launched the Geneva Accord with Yasse

Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, and Ehud Barak. He initiated the Oslo peace process in 19

nal Interest Egypt's Muddy Waters Nathan J. Brown TIME Why the U.S. May Be Secretly Cheering a Muslim Brotherhood Run For Egypt's Presidency Tony Karon Foreign Policy Five Reasons Americans Should be Happy _(In a Very Unhappy Middle East), Aaron David Miller Foreign Policy Dear Abu Mazen: End