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After months of dropping hints in the media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week finally laid out his “vision” for a “hexagon of alliances” — six alliances with various permutations but with Israel at their center. He said that this hexagon would be directed at “the radical Shiite axis” and “the emerging radical Sunni axis.”
In remarks delivered on Feb. 22, he said: “We will create an entire system, essentially a ‘hexagon’ of alliances around or within the Middle East. This includes India, Arab nations, African nations, Mediterranean nations (Greece and Cyprus), and nations in Asia that I won't detail at the moment.” He added: “The intention here is to create an axis of nations that see eye-to-eye on the reality, challenges and goals against the radical axes, both the radical Shiite axis, which we have struck very hard, and the emerging radical Sunni axis.”
Netanyahu focused on the “special relationship” between Israel and India and between himself and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying: “We are personal friends; we speak frequently on the phone and visit one another.” He added: “The fabric of this relationship has grown tighter and he is coming here so we can tighten it further through a series of decisions related to strengthening cooperation between our governments and countries. This includes economic, diplomatic and security cooperation.”
