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ISRAEL TURKEY

Tel Aviv in tricky balancing act between Kyiv, Moscow, Washington and Damascus

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. © Ronen Zvulun/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

The Israeli government has exposed itself to criticism at home and in the US by trying not to take sides in the conflict in Ukraine. The Israeli intelligence services are convinced Moscow must be handled with care to preserve Israel's scope to act in Syria. [...] (370 words)

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