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[Gili Yaari/NurPhoto via Getty Images])   Former Israeli Prime Minister and leader of Israel Democratic party, Ehud Barak speaks at the Party’s Election campaign event in Tel Aviv on July 17, 2019. [Gili Yaari/NurPhoto via Getty Images]             Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday that occupier violence in the West Bank serves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political partners, Anadolu reports.  Speaking to Israel’s 103 FM radio about escalating occupier attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank, Barak said the damage was “huge” and that while the public may not fully understand it, “the prime minister and his ministers understand what is happening.” “There is actual encouragement from senior ministers in the government, a blind eye from other parts of the political system and disregard by some executive bodies as a result of indirect pressure,” he said. Barak warned that a single incident could ignite the occupied West Bank and be used to cancel Israel’s general elections scheduled for Oct. 27, which opinion polls suggest Netanyahu may lose. “It is enough for one small incident, when one thug starts something, to lead to massive chaos in the West Bank that would result in the cancellation of the elections,” he said. READ: (https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260901-israeli-occupiers-attempt-to-set-fire-to-mosque-in-northern-west-bank/) Israeli occupiers attempt to set fire to mosque in northern West Bank   “Anyone with insight understands that this serves Netanyahu and his political partners, because it would enable them to prevent the elections,” he added. Barak said Netanyahu had become “like a wounded animal in a trap” and that “nothing will deter him,” warning that the Israeli premier would “use any means” to prevent the elections. “If he loses, he will not be a member of the government. 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