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Israel's FM announces boycott of Netanyahu's next gov't

​Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Monday that his party will not join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, which he said will not serve "national interests."

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Obama gloomy about prospect of Palestinian statehood

​U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday sounded a gloomy note about the prospect of a Palestinian state, warning that his policy difference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "has great consequences for both countries and for the region."

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Netanyahu apologizes to Arab Israelis over controversial Election Day remarks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday night apologized to the Arab Israelis in a bid to walk back his controversial comment made at the height of last week's parliament election.

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Obama says exploring other options in Mideast peace effort

The United States is exploring other options in its efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace in light of Israeli Prime Minister's recent harmful campaign statements, President Barack Obama said in an interview published on Saturday.

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Netanyahu's election victory could further widen U.S. -Israeli disputes

It's no secret the U.S.-Israel relations have soured over the past several years. Much of it has to do with personal animosity between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Obama reiterates positions on Mideast peace, nuke talks with Iran

President Barack Obama on Thursday spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about U.S. adherence to the policy of two-state solution and its insistence on nuclear diplomacy with Iran.

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U.S.-Israel relations to remain strained after Netanyahu's re-election

​U.S.-Israel relations are likely to remain strained after Benjamin Netanyahu's electoral win this week, as the Israeli leader and the White House have butted heads for several years now, U.S. experts said.

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Netanyahu's Likud party wins in Israeli parliamentary elections

Incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged early Wednesday as the decisive winner of Israel's parliamentary election, showed official results after 99 percent of the ballots having been counted.

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Israeli politicians make last-ditch efforts for more votes ahead of polls

​On the eve of Tuesday's parliamentary elections, Israeli politicians were still trying to make their last-ditch efforts to court more supports, and beat their opponents.

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Netanyahu says no Palestinian state if he wins another term

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an Israeli news website Monday that if he is elected in Tuesday's national elections, "there will be no Palestinian state."

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Netanyahu: king of Israeli politics who may be dethroned

​If Israel's sitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can get himself reelected for the third consecutive time in the upcoming elections, he would break a record set by legendary leader David Ben Gurion.

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Israel denies Netanyahu's 2009 speech "no longer relevant"

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not say that his 2009 speech, in which he supported a two-state solution to end Israel's conflict with the Palestinians, is no longer relevant, a source in the prime minister's office told Xinhua on Monday.

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Iran says Israel PM's speech in U.S. Congress "show of deception"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech in U.S. Congress Tuesday on a potential agreement on Iran's nuclear issue was a "show full of deception," Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said.

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Israeli PM calls for rejection of bad nuke deal with Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for rejection of a bad nuclear deal with Iran, insisting such an accord would allow the Islamic republic to develop nuclear bombs.

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U.S., Israel disagree over Iran's nuke program, but ties strong: Netanyahu

​The United States and Israel disagree on how to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, but their alliance is "stronger than ever," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said here Monday.

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Obama aide urges Congress not to impose new sanctions on Iran

An aide to U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday called on Congress not to impose new sanctions on Iran, warning that such a move could derail ongoing talks on Tehran's nuclear program.

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Israeli PM heads for U.S. Congress speech amid criticism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Sunday morning for Washington D.C. to speak in front of U.S. Congress on Iran's nuclear program.