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Daybreak: Bibi, Barak Pushing Iran Attack

Plus Arab League/Syria communication breakdown, and more in the news

by
Marc Tracy
November 02, 2011
The prime minister and the defense minister last month.(Israeli Defence Ministry via Getty Images)
The prime minister and the defense minister last month.(Israeli Defence Ministry via Getty Images)

• A senior official reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Barak are seeking to win over a majority of the Cabinet to support a military strike on Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Foreign Minister Lieberman is now on board. [Haaretz]

• Yesterday Israel successfully tested a missile that would be capable of reaching Iran from Israel. [AP/WP]

• Syria agreed with an Arab League plan to end the seven-month-long bloody clash with protesters, Syria said. The Arab League says it never got any agreement from Syria. [NYT/DPA/Haaretz]

• Israel is speeding up East Jerusalem building in response to the Palestinian Authority’s acceptance into UNESCO. [NYT]

• The groundwork is being laid for the return of Israel’s ambassador to Cairo, after he left, in extreme haste, two months ago. [Haaretz]

• Beleagured Times Jerusalem bureau chief cancels appearance at 92Y with conservatives. [Ben Smith]

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.