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Netanyahu Eyes Grand Alliance to Tame Iran
(Sunday Times-UK) Anshel Pfeffer - When Netanyahu speaks of Israel's relations with the Sunni Arab nations with which it currently has no diplomatic ties, he means a more beneath-the-radar alliance, against a common enemy, says Dore Gold, a long-time diplomatic adviser to Netanyahu and, until 2016, director-general of Israel's foreign ministry. "The dynamic occurring today in the region, as Iran mobilizes its Shi'ite militia in Syria, creates allies," says Gold. "Iran poses a threat to Israel and the Sunni Arab world and it's a historical moment when they have a common cause." Netanyahu is not focused on opening an Israeli embassy in Riyadh. What he is after is cementing a trilateral alliance between Washington and the Gulf, confronting Iran. This alliance, he believes, will have a secondary purpose, backing up the peace plan President Trump is soon expected to present.