By Haaretz Editorial
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As the leaders of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and representatives from other members of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation convened in Doha for an emergency summit meeting following Israel’s attempt to assassinate Hamas’ negotiating team in Doha, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented Israel’s isolation as something decreed by fate. In a speech to senior treasury officials, Netanyahu admitted that Israel was “in a kind of isolation,” suggesting that “Israel conduct itself as though it were Sparta,” turning its economy and society into a war machine.
