Israel Came Close to Attacking Iran, Ex-Defense Minister Says

Israel Came Close to Attacking Iran, Ex-Defense Minister Says
Ehud Barak, Israel's former prime minister, speaks in Singapore, on Sept. 26, 2013.

Ehud Barak, Israel's former prime minister, speaks in Singapore, on Sept. 26, 2013.

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JERUSALEM — A former Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak, revealed new details to his biographers about how close Israel came to striking Iran’s military facilities in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and why it did not despite his and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s desire to do so, according to interview excerpts aired on Israeli television Friday night.

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