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Arens: Netanyahu Made A "Mistake" With Livni

Former Defense Minister Moshe Arens, in an interview with Mazal Mualem, criticizes Prime Minister Benjamin Netantahu's decision to ask Tzipi Livni to join his government, while praising Netnayahu's handling of Iran.

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Arens and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  at a news conference in Tel Aviv February 28.  Arens said fighter planes had already raided key Hizbollah targets in Lebanon. The Israeli assault came in response to a roadside bomb that went off near an Israeli convoy in the south Lebanon occupation zone killing [Brigadier-General Erez Gerstein,] and a Radio Journalist and two soldiers.
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Israeli Then-Defense Minister Moshe Arens and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a news conference in Tel Aviv, Feb. 28, 1999. — REUTERS

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