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Partner, scapegoat or spoiler? Israel’s place in a fragile ceasefire
The deal-making between America and Iran is happening without Benjamin Netanyahu.
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To win the election, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu must convince Israelis that he and Mr Donald Trump are still partners and that Israel has won its wars in Iran and Lebanon.
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For an hour after US President Donald Trump and Iran’s leaders announced a two-week ceasefire on April 7, warning sirens continued to blare across Israeli cities as Iranian missiles kept flying. It was a stark reminder for Israelis that after 40 days of ferocious air strikes their government had still not achieved one of its main aims, set out when the war began, of eradicating that aerial threat.
