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...emissary of the European Union, British foreign secretary Robin Cook heard today that his divorce had been granted, leaving him free to marry his mistress. And that's about the best news he?s likely to get on this trip, according to TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer...
JERUSALEM: Revelations of a bungled bugging operation in Switzerland appear to have been calculated to ensure the resignation of Danny Yatom, head of Israel?s Mossad intelligence agency, says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer...
...itself, the Swiss mishap is not a major scandal, says Beyer. But the story was leaked to ensure Yatom?s resignation: ?You expect the Mossad to bug people, and you assume that from time to time they?ll get caught. But with Yatom clinging to his position following the disaster in Jordan, this story proved to be the last straw.? Expect Israeli spooks to be read the riot act by his successor...
...said publicly that it expects Israel to refrain from holding its fire, as was the case during the Gulf War. Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country has the "know-how" to cope with an Iraqi strike. And that could mean nukes, says Beyer. "The message is uniform that Israel will retaliate in a devastating way ? which is certainly meant to imply that they would use nuclear weapons." Officially, Israel is silent about its nuclear capability...
...masks, and many in Tel Aviv ? Iraq's primary Scud rocket target during the Gulf War ? are anxious. "In one scenario, if the American attacks are too devastating, Saddam will feel desperate and attack Israel to stop the Americans or to secure his place in history," says Beyer. That would certainly open up a whole new can of worms...