Epstein Secrets

basic facts: 1. The Israeli fear of a nuclear Iran is genuine. It is not a political trick of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Defense Minister Ehud Barak. A nuclear Iran would bolster and encourage extremist militant forces across the region. The moderates would be discouraged, intimidated and invari

ster Benjamin Netanyahu or Defense Minister Ehud Barak. A nuclear Iran would bolster and encourage extr

Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Defense Minister Ehud Barak. A nuclear Iran would bolster and encourag

d message: From: Esneh Date: August 27, 2012 9:23:47 AM GMT+0 I :00 To: 'Esneh' Subject: How to Repair the Widening American-Israeli Rift Israel Policy Forum On Iran: How to Repair the Widening American-Israeli Rift Ephraim Sneh The Islamist takeover in the Middle East and North Africa has created peril

the sheer scope of resistance at home--by members of the public; the military's senior echelon; and now, apparently, Netanyahu's defense minister, Ehud Barak--seems for the time being, at least, too vast to overcome. Barak's shift marks the most significant change over the past few weeks. For much of th

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]," says Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli diplomat who worked alongside Barak for years and is now a contributing fellow with the left- leaning Israel Policy Forum in New York. "I think he also came to believe that the price Israel would pay in the relationship [with the United States] would far outweigh the

the sheer scope of resistance at home--by members of the public; the military's senior echelon; and now, apparently, Netanyahu's defense minister, Ehud Barak-- seems for the time being, at least, too vast to overcome. Barak's shift marks the most significant change over the past few weeks. For much of the s

nd now, apparently, Netanyahu's defense minister, Ehud Barak-- seems for the time being, at least, too v

s]," says Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli diplomat who worked alongside Barak for years and is now a contributing fellow with the left-leaning Israel Policy Forum in New York. "I think he also came to believe that the price Israel would pay in the relationship [with the United States] would far outweigh the