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ipac) in Washington Sunday, assuring the group that "I have Israel's back." And it's little wonder why. Monday he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid growing concern that a military strike will be necessary to end Iran's nuclear weapons program. He also knows that he lost a portion of the Je

caught part of a private conversation between Mr. Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Mr. Sarkozy said of Israel's premier, "I can't stand Netanyahu. He's a liar." Rather than defend Israel's back, Mr. Obama piled on: "You're tired of him; what about me? I have to deal with him every day." Dece

d sanctions on Iran's central bank and the administration was hurling a range of objections. "Published reports say we have about a year," said Mr. Menendez. "So I find it pretty outrageous that when the clock is ticking . . . you come here and say what you say." Also last year, a number of leading Demo

ee of those programs. On ABC World News TonightVi (5/20, lead story, 4:50, 5.47M), David Muir said President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the announcement, and later appeared "before the cameras, saying he supported Israel's right to defend itself, but also saying Israelis and

id it unanimously approved an Egyptian initiative for Israel and Hamas to simultaneously stop their attacks." Biden: "My conversation with President Netanyahu, I commended him for the decision to bring the current hostilities to a close." The AP (5/20) reports Biden "hailed the cease-fire in the fighting

ll Diameter Bombs, as the worst hostilities in years continue between Israel and Hamas." Reuters (5/20) reports that Senate Foreign Relations Chair Bob Menendez "said he would oppose the Sanders resolution." WPost Examines Tlaib's Newfound "Political Relevance" In Mideast Debate. The Washington Post (5/20,

ons with the unfreezing of certain Iranian assets held in Western banks. This would cause an uproar among hardliners -- the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, would certainly be unhappy -- but the White House could state, truthfully, that it has not tampered with the sanctions. A one-time transfer of cas

n nuclear apparatus -- 15 or 20 or 30 different facilities, spread throughout the country -- would make it much harder for Obama (to say nothing of Netanyahu) to credibly threaten military force. It is the all-options-are-on-the-table threat that, with sanctions, is bringing Iran to the table. Al Jazeer

ing of the mullahs -- which adds a new element to these negotiations, and one that could result in some actual concessions." Still, lawmakers like Menendez, Murray and Kirk show no signs of softening their positions. Their demands to maintain the current measures reflect, in part, the success of a conc

4669 critical choices in their history. And when they do, all hell could break loose in Israel. It is important to understand why. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not without reason, is asking the Palestinians to recognize Israel as the "nation state of the Jewish people," confirming that if Israel cedes the

tion state of the Jewish people," confirming that if Israel cedes them a state in the West Bank, there will be two-states-for-two-peoples. But, for Netanyahu to get an answer to that question, he will have to give an answer to a question Israelis have been wrestling with, and avoiding, ever since the 196

011, a Kirk-Menendez amendment to blacklist Iran's central bank from the global financial sector passed the Senate 100 to 0. In 2012, another Kirk- Menendez amendment passed the Senate 94 to 0. And last summer a resolution saying the United States would support Israel if it attacked Iran passed 99 to 0.

se it could grab big headlines, inflict economic pain on an adversary and still deliver a strong message to Washington." -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces his first serious leadership challenge from his own party. Ruth Eglash reports: "The first public cracks in [Netanyahu]'s Likud party appeare

rime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces his first serious leadership challenge from his own party. Ruth Eglash reports: "The first public cracks in [Netanyahu]'s Likud party appeared over the weekend, days after the country's attorney general indicted the longtime leader on charges of bribery and fraud in

avoid upsetting Erdogan. "Graham confirmed this in a phone interview on Saturday. ... A White House legislative affairs official told Graham that Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was going to bring up his Armenian genocide resolution and asked if Graham could 'please object.' I said sure,' Graham said. 'The only rea

ause it could grab big headlines, inflict economic pain on an adversary and still deliver a strong message to Washington." — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces his first serious leadership challenge from his own party. Ruth Eglash reports: "The first public cracks in [Netanyahu]'s Likud party appeare

rime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces his first serious leadership challenge from his own party. Ruth Eglash reports: "The first public cracks in [Netanyahu]'s Likud party appeared over the weekend, days after the country's attorney general indicted the longtime leader on charges of bribery and fraud in

o avoid upsetting Erdogan. "Graham confirmed this in a phone interview on Saturday. ... A White House legislative affairs official told Graham that Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was going to bring up his Armenian genocide resolution and asked if Graham could 'please object.' I said sure,' Graham said. 'The only rea

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