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Haaretz WikiLeaks exclusive / Netanyahu agreed to join Olmert's government if Israel attacked Iran - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Haaretz WikiLeaks exclusive / Netanyahu agreed to join Olmert's government if Israel attacked Iran - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News: "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed willingness to join Ehud Olmert's government in 2007 if Israel initiated an attack on Iran, a document from the Israeli WikiLeaks collection has revealed.

On July 20, 2007, Marc J. Sievers, the political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, sent a telegram to the State Department in Washington on the matter. The telegram was classified 'Confidential,' the level between 'Unclassified' and 'Secret.'"

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