For Israel, new Iran deal perhaps better than no deal at all - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Apr 5, 2022

An Israeli air force F-15 Eagle fighter plane performs at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern city of Beer Sheva, Israel, June 29, 2017. — An Israeli air force F-15 Eagle fighter plane performs at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern city of Beer Sheva, Israel, June 29, 2017. — Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

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Israeli leadership divided on Iran deal

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israel's Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi, addresses the media at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on November 12, 2019. - Israel's military killed a commander of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza Strip early in the morning, prompting retaliatory rocket fire and fears of a severe escalation in violence. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

IDF chief warns US not to rejoin Iran deal

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israeli Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi takes part in a candle lightning ceremony with Israeli soldiers on the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, Jerusalem, Nov. 29, 2021.

Israel weighs options for confronting Iran in event of nuclear deal

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett arrives to the prime minister's office to attend the weekly Cabinet meeting, Jerusalem, May 6, 2018.

Unlike Netanyahu, Bennett opts for discreet dialogue with US on Iran

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense