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Jun. 2, 2021 1:59 AM
The increasing nervousness in the Israeli political arena, as coalition talks on the formation of a new government approach their last stretch, is also spilling over into tension in the realm of defense and security. For a brief moment on Tuesday, a small but completely unfounded fire was lit in the Iranian sphere.
But the much greater risk of instability lays in the unresolved Gaza conflict and the potential for yet another flare-up of violence in Jerusalem.
At a ceremony on Tuesday welcoming the new head of Israel’s Mossad espionage agency, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about the Iranian threat and made a veiled reference to the Biden administration. “If we need to choose – I hope it doesn’t happen – between friction with our great friend the United States and eliminating the existential [Iranian nuclear] threat – eliminating the existential threat takes precedence,” Netany
Israeli politicians have until the end of the day - 11:59 pm (8:59pm GMT) - to cobble together an administration that would end 12 straight years of rule by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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