By Isabel Kershner, New York Times, September 5/6, 2012

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly canceled a meeting of his security cabinet on Wednesday, saying information was leaked from the highly confidential deliberations, a security failure that could undermine his efforts to project a unified front to the West about how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program.

Mr. Netanyahu made the unusual announcement after the widely read newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported that someone participating in the first session of the meeting, on Tuesday, had said there was no agreement among security officials “about the point at which Israel’s ability to damage the Iranian nuclear program loses its effectiveness.”

It was not clear what set Mr. Netanyahu off, experts said, noting that signs of division might make it harder for the prime minister to hold out the prospect of a unilateral military strike. Or the move might simply reflect his frustration at the lack of discipline among his senior ministers [....]

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Israeli war drums muted on Iran
By Julian Borger, guardian.co.uk, September 4, 2012

The odds against an Israeli military strike on Iran in the next few months appear to be lengthening, and perhaps the strongest evidence comes from none other than Binyamin Netanyahu, the man who has beaten the war drums loudest over the past few months.

By calling for clear international (read US) 'red lines' containing Iran's nuclear programme, the Israeli prime minister has put the focus back on diplomacy, and given himself a ladder to climb down from his earlier rhetoric.

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