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Article: Israel expects Bush to crack down on Iraq
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ARIEH O'SULLIVAN
Jerusalem Post
12-18-2000
Headline: Israel expects Bush to crack down on Iraq
Byline: ARIEH O'SULLIVAN
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 01
Monday, December 18, 2000 -- Israel expects the new Bush administration to crack down on the Iraqi dictatorship and work to return weapons inspectors to Iraq, a senior defense official said yesterday.
Amos Yaron, director-general of the Defense Ministry, said that Vice President-elect Richard Cheney and Secretary of State-designate Colin Powell would likely have more motivation to confront Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's efforts to develop weapons of mass destruction than has been seen until now.
"I don't know if they have an open account ...