Very Little Room for Diplomacy In ‘Fortress Israel’

Patrick Tyler’s new book, Fortress Israel, makes it hard to believe Israel’s leaders will allow much more time for a diplomatic resolution in Iran, writes Al-Monitor's Barbara Slavin. Their military background predisposes Israeli leaders to seek military solutions, argues Tyler, tactics which have turned the country into an isolated fortress.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with soldiers from the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) during a tour of the Israel and Egypt border in southern Israel January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Ariel Jerozolimsk/Pool (ISRAEL - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with soldiers from the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) during a tour of the Israel and Egypt border in southern Israel January 21, 2010. - REUTERS/Ariel Jerozolimsk
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Barbara Slavin
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Will Israel attack Iran or won’t it?

Reading Patrick Tyler’s provocative new book, Fortress Israel, it is hard to have confidence that Israel’s leaders will allow much more time for efforts at a diplomatic resolution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear program.

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