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Netanyahu: Abbas Refuses to Accept Jewish State Within Any Borders

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday told visiting Italian President Sergio Mattarella that Israel was “gravely disappointed” by Italy’s abstention in a UNESCO vote last month that ignored Jewish and Christian links to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, but was heartened to hear a subsequent pledge from Italy’s prime minister that it would oppose such resolutions in the future.

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas gestures as he addresses a crowd of demonstrators at th

Putin Sends Netanyahu Birthday Wishes

Amid Russia’s stepped up military activity in Syria and increased tension between Moscow and Washington, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, while Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is expected to come for a visit on November 10.

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Wikileaks: Netanyahu Prefers Hillary — to Obama, not Trump

Hillary Clinton supporters are eagerly circulating a leaked email from last week’s Wikileaks release — a message from former Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat detailing a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which the Israeli leader said that she is “more instinctively sympathetic to Israel than the White House.”

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 9: (AFP OUT) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets wi

Palestinian president, Netanyahu Shake Hands at Peres Funeral

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shook hands and exchanged brief words at the funeral on Friday of Shimon Peres, the former Israeli leader who won international acclaim for peacemaking with the Palestinians.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (C) sits alongside European Council President Donald Tu