Fortress Israel: The Inside Story of the Military Elite Who Run the Country—And Why They Can’t Make Peace. By Patrick Tyler. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 563 pages; $35. Portobello; £25. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk BINYAMIN NETANYAHU’S fixation with Iran’s nuclear programme has had one positive side-effect—for the Israeli prime minister, at least. While Iran occupies centre-stage, fewer people
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