"sticks" as well as "carrots"; and of the importance of completely losing any illusions regarding the objectives of the Ayatollahs' regime.
¢ And from here, a sharp segue to the diplomatic challenges Israel faces, from the minor (for now) to the major. ¢ Israel is far from being a leaf in the wind. But the world has no geopolitical center of gravity — not the US, Russia, Europe or China —Israel isn't omnipotent either.
¢ Itis wrong to disregard what's happening in Europe. It will not be resolved by saying that Europe 1s ridden with anti-Semitism (though there's quite a bit of truth to that).
¢ Regarding BDS, I used to tell the members of the Cabinet that— as long as these voices are coming from Eritrea or Mauritania, we can live with it for years. When it comes from Scandinavia and Britain — it's a different story, and must be taken
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