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Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli PM Netanyahu defends the war in Gaza on Capitol Hill 

Israel-Hamas war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the goal for his visit to Washington is to shore up bipartisan support for Israel and its war in Gaza. But his trip has been met with protests, with many Democratic Party lawmakers deciding not to attend his speech on Wednesday.

Lucy Aharish

An Arab newscaster in Israel has a message: ‘This is not your country. This is our country.’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted John Boehner, the Speaker of the US House of Representative in Jerusalem on April 1, 2015. Netanyahu called on world powers locked in nuclear negotiations with Iran to demand a "better deal.”

Israel reacts to a deal its leader calls ‘a danger to the region’

Global Politics
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