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Perhaps it's pressure
Reader comment on item: Israel's Wayward Prime Ministers
Submitted by R. Block (United States), Jun 29, 2004 at 09:54
What Dr. Pipes doesn't mention as a possibility of Israel's heads-of-state's about faces is the behind-the-scenes pressure put on Israel by its greatest ally-The United States. What is a Prime Minister to say if the US comes and says, for example, it's the acceptance of the PLO or major cutbacks in funding?Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".
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