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Netanyahu Talks of ‘War’ With Iran, Then Changes His Tune
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prides himself on his diplomatic skill -- so much so that he’s made it the centerpiece of his re-election campaign. A U.S.-sponsored Middle East summit where he’d meet Arab foreign ministers seemed just the kind of event he could use to his advantage.
Instead, as the summit was getting underway Wednesday, Netanyahu stepped in it, in glaring fashion. Speaking in a videotaped interview in Hebrew, he said Israel and Arab states were meeting in Warsaw to advance a common interest -- "war with Iran."