On the face of it, the U.S. military victory in Iraq has significantly enhanced Israel\’s national security, removing a threat from weapons of mass destruction and opening new chances for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Despite two years of relentless Palestinian terrorism that has claimed nearly 700 Israeli lives, last week\’s coordinated attacks on Israeli targets in Kenya are being seen as a watershed: They herald Israel\’s full-blown entry into the global war against terrorism, according to defense sources.
Israelis are divided over NATO\’s military campaign against Serbia — and opinions and policy are being informed as much by history and the Holocaust as by current political realities.
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