Still, Icelandic ministers have recently displayed a softening of their customary anti-EU stance, and two have suggested joining the regional bloc in order to protect the economy.

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Are they going to operate as a united bloc that will set clear red lines in order to join a Netanyahu government -- whether on the issue of progress in the peace process or socio-economic issues?

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Many saw it as an embarrassment to Saad Hariri's ruling March 14 bloc, which had to grant major political concessions to Hezbollah to restore order to Beirut.

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