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Netanyahu aide dismisses tooth fairy peace views

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Anyone who thinks the world would rally to Israel’s side if it pulled out of the West Bank might as well believe in the tooth fairy, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest advisers said on Wednesday.

The adviser, Ron Dermer, said the image problems Israel faced internationally, especially after criticism of its conduct in last year’s Gaza war, stemmed from something deeper than opposition to its political policies.

He said in a speech that “core opponents” — radical Islam and the far-left — were challenging Israel’s legitimacy as part of a campaign against Western values.

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