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Netanyahu Struggles to Strike Iran

Netanyahu Struggles to Strike Iran
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"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his War minister Ehud Barak are trying to convince their government to support an attack on Iran, "Israeli" newspaper "Haaretz" reported Wednesday.


Citing an unnamed senior "Israeli" official, the newspaper said Netanyahu was working to win a majority in favor of a strike against Iran, but there is currently "a small advantage in the government for those opposed to an attack."


The report said Netanyahu had scored a significant win by convincing his foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman to throw his support behind a strike, intended to destroy Iranian nuclear capabilities.


However, the paper added "the ministers reportedly remain firmly opposed, with many preferring that any action against Iran be carried out by the US instead."

The "Haaretz" report came after days of renewed speculation about "Israel's" plans for an attack on Iran.

"Israeli" Lieberman claimed Wednesday that ""Israel" expects that the international community will step up efforts to act against it."


Speaking to "Israeli" Radio following recent reports that Netanyahu and War Minsiter Ehud Barak are pushing the government to support an attack on Iran's nuclear sites, Lieberman rejected the public discussion on the subject.


Among those still opposed to an attack, "Haaretz" said interior minister Eli Yishai of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, intelligence minister Dan Meridor, strategic affairs minister and Netanyahu confidant Moshe Yaalon, and finance minister Yuval Steinitz.


"Haaretz" said a report on Iran's nuclear capacity expected to be published by the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday next week would have a "decisive effect on any decision to attack Iran."


Source:"Haaretz" daily, Edited by moqawama.org

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