VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-11
“There were real strategic interests to be pursued,”
Elliot Kaufman · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Kaufman challenged the argument that Netanyahu's sole motivation for prolonging the war was political survival.
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