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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Julian Borger in Tel Aviv

Israel’s assumption US would get drawn into Iran war is being put to the test

A billboard with a picture of Donald Trump and the message: 'Mr President, finish the job!' next to a railway line and high-rise buildings
A billboard in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Along the Ayalon highway, in the centre of Tel Aviv, two huge illuminated signs have appeared, portraying Donald Trump against a billowing stars-and-stripes backdrop and bearing the blunt appeal: “Mr President, finish the job!”

Israel’s attack on Iran may have been carried out with Trump’s approval, as government officials in Israel claim, but it appears to have been unleashed only in the expectation – rather than any certainty – that the US will ultimately be drawn into the war.

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