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Münch, Peter
Süddeutsche Zeitung
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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
A warning to the mullah regime
Even if the differences between Israel and the US were clearly visible on Monday the Iranian regime should be extremely careful, warns the left-liberal daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, because Barack Obama "is holding to his position that all diplomatic efforts and sanction options must be exhausted before a military strike can be carried out. The government in Jerusalem, by contrast, wants to act quickly because otherwise nothing will prevent Iran from building a bomb - or in any case certainly not Israel's military means alone. Despite these differences between Israel and the US, a message is coming out of Washington that Tehran must take seriously. Between Israel's limited military capacity and America's limited willingness to get caught up in yet another war in the Middle East, the Mullah regime may have some room for manoeuvre. But this room by no means seems large enough for Iran to calmly continue with its nuclear weapons programme."
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Stubbornness increases pressure
With its refusal to admit an independent enquiry into the military attack in the Mediterranean Israel is provoking its allies, the left-liberal Süddeutsche Zeitung warns: "The country got away with this on a previous occasion - after the Gaza War 18 months ago when the army was accused of war crimes. But this time the situation is different: The opponent wasn't terrorist Hamas but - even if there were agitators on board - a flotilla of political activists from many different countries. The assault took place in international waters and nine Turkish citizens were probably killed. So it would be absurd to leave the investigation of this case to those who are now being held responsible by several sides for the deaths and injuries. If Israel has nothing to hide, as the governments and military have been claiming for days, then it shouldn't have a problem with an international commission of enquiry. ... By refusing and declaring everyone else is biased it only casts suspicion on itself. ... And the tougher Israel's stance, the greater the pressure will be and the more it stands to lose in the end."
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Obama must restrain Netanyahu
With the announcement that it will build 1,600 new homes in the eastern part of Jerusalem, Israel has clearly snubbed its American partner, writes the left-liberal Süddeutsche Zeitung: "Yes, this is a provocation, and a show of brazen impertinence. The small partner is calling the tune. President Obama should now bring it forcibly home to Prime Minister Netanyahu that even the special friendship between the two states has its limits once Israel starts undermining America's authority. Any hesitation on Obama's part will up the chances of Jerusalem's also distancing itself from Washington on how to deal with Iran's nuclear programme. If Israel really does bomb Iranian nuclear facilities as it has threatened to do, the whole region could sink into war."
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