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Israel has elections coming up, Netanyahu's grip on power is already a tentative one so it's in his interests to magnify the Iranian threat and portray himself as the only one capable - or willing - to forcefully counter it. Unfortunately I think Israel will always be able to rely on near uncritical support from the US. Obama isn't happy about his posturing but it's unlikely that there will be very much he can do to oppose it, the pro-Israel sentiment being so powerful in the States. And anyway, it's not long now till Obama is finished. Netanyahu does not need to be too concerned about who replaces him: Hilary has been getting increasingly close to him, and no Republican will stand a chance of winning the primary's without a strongly pro-Israel - possibly even a pro-Netanyahu - stance.