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Herb Keinon and AP,  The Jerusalem Post, July 2, 2009

Israel privately heaved a sigh of relief Thursday at the election of Japan’s Yukiya Amano to replace Mohamed ElBaradei as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

New director general of the IAEA, Japan’s Yukiya Amano, is seen after his election in Vienna, Austria, Thursday.
Photo: AP

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The relief comes both because the tenure of ElBaradei, with whom Israel has had a rocky relationship, is about to end, and because Amano beat out South Africa’s candidate, Abdul Samad Minty.

While officially Israel had no comment on the development, privately, government sources said Amano was Israel’s preferred candidate.

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Tags: International Atomic Energy Agency, Israel, Mohamed ElBaradei, Yukiya Amano

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