http://www.newsvine.com/benjamin-netanyahuNewsvine - benjamin-netanyahuen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:34:47 +0000Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:15:47 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17650355-kerry-upbeat-after-3-days-of-mideast-diplomacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17650355-kerry-upbeat-after-3-days-of-mideast-diplomacymideastkerryworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahumlstate-john-kerryMon, 8 Apr 2013 08:19:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday April 7, 2013. (AP Photo / Mohamed Torokman)</p><p>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, April, 7, 2013. (AP Photo / Mohamed Torokman)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, along with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, delivers remarks to the media at the start of their meeting at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. On his third trip to Jerusalem in the last two weeks, Secretary of State Kerry committed himself to a multi-month peace push that could mean numerous follow-up trips to the region. He met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416207-israel-says-syria-reason-for-restoring-turkey-tieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416207-israel-says-syria-reason-for-restoring-turkey-tiesturkeyisraelbarack-obamaworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahumlFri, 22 Mar 2013 15:06:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama walks on the tarmac with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, prior to his departure from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks with Israeli Benjamin Netanyau, right, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, walk across the tarmac prior to his departure from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17415928-obama-applauds-call-between-israel-turkey-leadershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17415928-obama-applauds-call-between-israel-turkey-leadersturkeyisraelobamabarack-obamaworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahurecep-tayyip-erdoganmlFri, 22 Mar 2013 14:33:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17387715-white-house-notebook-obama-heckler-shouted-downhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17387715-white-house-notebook-obama-heckler-shouted-downisraelnotebookobamabarack-obamaworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahumlWed, 20 Mar 2013 16:03:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tour the Iron Dome Battery defense system, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and others, pose for a group photo while touring the Iron Dome Battery defense system, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, are photographed through a window and the crowd as they are greeted by children waving Israeli and American flags upon their arrival at the Peres' residence, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres leave the stage after President Obama signed a guest book, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Israeli President Shimon Peres residence in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, at his residence in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (AP Photo/The New York Times, Doug Mills, Pool)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddle during their joint news conference in Jerusalem, Israel,Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, right, walks alongside of with Sgt. Theresa Hannigan, left, from Long Island, New York and Radi Kaiuf, center, during a tour of the Technology Expo in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Hannigan and Kaiuf where demonstrating technology that assist paraplegics to walk again.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right in background, talk with Sgt. Theresa Hannigan, left, from Long Island, New York and Radi Kaiuf, center, during their tour of the Technology Expo in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Hannigan and Kaiuf where demonstrating technology that assist paraplegics to walk again.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, second left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, talk with Professor Amir Geva, right, wearing a device to monitor brain activity, during their tour of the Technology Expo in Jerusalem, Israel,Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama pauses during his speech at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, removes his Israeli Medal of Distinction, which he received at the State Dinner at President’s residence in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama receives the Israeli Medal of Distinction from Israeli President Shimon Peres, Thursday, March 21, 2013, at a State Dinner at President’s residence in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17380604-obama-ends-mideast-trip-with-tour-of-ancient-petrahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17380604-obama-ends-mideast-trip-with-tour-of-ancient-petramiddle-eastunited-statesking-abdullah-iiwest-bankobamabarack-obamaworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahubashar-assadmlWed, 20 Mar 2013 06:34:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One during his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves as he steps off Air Force One upon his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Perez, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Perez, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>US President Barack Obama, left, and Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netayahu laugh during a welcoming ceremony upon Obama's arrival at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. President Barack Obama is declaring common cause with Israel, highlighting the bonds between the United States and its Mideast ally. He says he has made Israel the first stop of the first trip of his second term to restate his commitment to Israel's security. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>US President Barack Obama, left, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after Netanyahu's speech during a welcoming ceremony upon Obama's arrival at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. President Barack Obama is declaring common cause with Israel, highlighting the bonds between the United States and its Mideast ally. He says he has made Israel the first stop of the first trip of his second term to restate his commitment to Israel's security. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Perez, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, upon his arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tour the Iron Dome Battery defense system, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>US President Barack Obama reviews an honor guard upon his arrival at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. President Barack Obama is declaring common cause with Israel, highlighting the bonds between the United States and its Mideast ally. He says he has made Israel the first stop of the first trip of his second term to restate his commitment to Israel's security. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Palestinians rip an American flag during a protest against the visit of the U.S. President Barack Obama in Gaza City, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Obama arrived Wednesday in Israel for his first visit to the country, and only his second to the Middle East, outside of a quick jaunt to Iraq, since taking office. He will also be making his first trips as president to the Palestinian Authority and Jordan this week. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)</p><p>President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres walk off stage following their joint statement to members of the media at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama is greeted by children waving Israeli and American flags as he arrives at the residence of Israeli President Shimon Peres, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama tours the garden of the President's Residence with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Israeli President Shimon Peres watches at right as President Barack Obama plants a magnolia tree during a planting ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Obama help plant a magnolia tree which is a descendant of an original magnolia tree from the White House grounds. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk during their joint news conference in Jerusalem, Israel,Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama, left, puts his hand on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they walk out together following their joint news conference in Jerusalem, Israel,Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as they participate in a joint news conference, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddle during their joint news conference in Jerusalem, Israel,Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu react to US television journalist Chuck Todd, from NBC, asking addition follow-up questions during a joint news conference in Jerusalem, Israel,Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu come together on stage after a joint news conference, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Traffic is at a standstill near a section of Israel's separation barrier near a crossing checkpoint Thursday, March 21, 2013, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. President Barack Obama is traveling to Ramallah to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Signs that once had an image of President Barack Obama and the words “President Obama, Don’t bring your smart phone to Ramallah. You won’t have mobile access to Internet. We have no 3G in Palestine!” are seen from a bus window painted over with black, Thursday, March 21, 2013, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, front left, walk along to red carpet for a troop review during an arrival ceremony as Obama arrives at the Muqata Presidential Compound Thursday, March 21, 2013, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves to media as he walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, as he arrives at the Muqata Presidential Compound Thursday, March 21, 2013, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, listens to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their bilateral meeting at the Muqata Presidential Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Obama is meeting Palestinian officials on the second day of his Mideast tour to emphasize the importance of reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, a message underscored Thursday when Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets into southern Israel. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>US President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a joint press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, March. 21, 2013. Obama on Thursday urged Israelis and Palestinians to get back to peace talks but offered no new ideas on how they might do so, essentially abandoning his previous support of the Palestinian demand for Israel to halt settlement activity before negotiations resume. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)</p><p>US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, March. 21, 2013. Obama on Thursday urged Israelis and Palestinians to get back to peace talks but offered no new ideas on how they might do so, essentially abandoning his previous support of the Palestinian demand for Israel to halt settlement activity before negotiations resume. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2013 file photo, Maria Webster joins others protesting Texas Gov. Rick Perry's stance on health care outside the state capitol in Austin, Texas, where Perry was to deliver the state of the state address. Three years, two elections, and one Supreme Court decision after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, its promise of health care for the uninsured may be delayed or undercut in much of the country because of entrenched opposition from many Republican state leaders. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves to the audience as he arrives to speak at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the stage after speaking at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves after speaking at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, leave after a joint news conference at the Muqata Presidential Compound, in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama gestures during his speech at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Map locates U.S. President Obama's Jerusalem visit when Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets into Sderot, Israel</p><p>President Barack Obama looks into the crowd and tries to hear a person yelling at him during his speech at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a the State Dinner at President’s residence in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>A Jordanian protester holds a placard depicting U.S. President Barack Obama and in Arabic that reads, "America is the head of terrorism," during a protest near the Israeli embassy against the visit by Obama to the region, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)</p><p>Isreali right wing activists carry a banner calling for the release of Jonathan Pollard, a Jewish American who was jailed for life in 1987 on charges of spying on the United States, in Jerusalem. Thursday, March 21, 2013. Obama delivered an impassioned appeal Thursday for Israel to recognize that compromise will be necessary to achieve lasting security and take steps to reverse an “undertow” of international isolation that is worsened by its failure to make peace with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres toast after Obama received the Israeli Medal of Distinction from Peres, Thursday, March 21, 2013, during a State Dinner at President’s residence in Jerusalem, Israel. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, right, with Israeli President Shimon Perez, center, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stand behind, lays a wreath at the grave of Theodor Herzl during his visit to Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, right, walks out with Rabbi Meir Lau, left, after visiting the Hall of Remembrance at the Vad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama walks out of the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, re-ignites the flame during his visit to the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel. Standing behind Obama are Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, left, and Israeli President Shimon Peres. Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, looks up during his visit to the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. With Obama are from left to right, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, and Chairman of the Memorial Avner Shalev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, right, pauses after laying a wreath during his visit to the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama lays a wreath during his visit to the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama, left, listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their visit to the Children's Memorial at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Demonstrators hold signs along the motorcade route of President Barack Obama during his visit to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama, flanked by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Bethlehem Mayor Vera Baboun, are joined by children at the Church of the Nativity during their visit to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walk in the Church of the Nativity during their visit to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks with Jordan's King Abdullah II to participate in an official arrival ceremony at the Al-Hummar Palace, the residence of Jordanian King Abdullah II, Friday, March 22, 2013, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks with Jordanian King Abdullah II, to participate in an official arrival ceremony at the Al-Hummar Palace, the residence of Jordanian King Abdullah II, Friday, March 22, 2013, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, looks up during his visit to the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. With Obama are from left to right, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, and Chairman of the Memorial Avner Shalev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and King Abdullah II participate in an arrival ceremony at the King's Palace in Amman, Jordan Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama listens as Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks during their joint new conference at the King's Palace in Amman, Jordan Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah II participate in a joint new conference at the King's Palace in Amman, Jordan Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah II arrive for their joint new conference at the King's Palace in Amman, Jordan Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks with Jordan's King Abdullah II to participate in an official arrival ceremony, Friday, March 22, 2013, at Al-Hummar Palace, the residence of Jordanian King Abdullah II, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, shake hands following their joint new conference at the King's Palace in Amman, Jordan, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah II walk from an official arriveal ceremony at Al-Hummar Palace, the residence of Jordanian King Abdullah II, Friday, March 22, 2013, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, shake hands following their joint new conference at the King's Palace in Amman, Jordan, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama tours the Treasury in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama looks up during his tour of the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama looks up as he walks through the Siq during a visit to the ancient city of Petra, in south Jordan, Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama visits the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama pauses with Dr. Suleiman A.D. Al Farajat, right, a tourism professor with the University of Jordan, at the Ancient Shrine in the Siq during a visit to the ancient city of Petra, in south Jordan, Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama walks with Dr. Suleiman A. D. Al Farajat, right, a tourism professor with the University of Jordan, through the Siq during a visit to the ancient city of Petra, in south Jordan, Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama looks up as he walks through the Siq during a visit to the ancient city of Petra, in south Jordan, Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17328666-obama-needs-to-charm-skeptical-israelis-in-visithttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17328666-obama-needs-to-charm-skeptical-israelis-in-visitisraelobamabarack-obamaworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahuoutreachmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 19:29:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE -- In this Monday, May 18, 2009 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, looks towards President Barack Obama as he speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama’s vow to take his message straight to the public during his first presidential visit to Israel next week will be a tough sell with many Israelis who consider him naive, too soft on the nation’s enemies and even hostile to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>FILE -- In this Sunday, June 14, 2009 file photo, an Ultra Orthodox Jewish man walks past posters depicting US President Barack Obama wearing a traditional Arab headdress, in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 14, 2009. President Barack Obama’s vow to take his message straight to the public during his first presidential visit to Israel next week will be a tough sell with many Israelis who consider him naive, too soft on the nation’s enemies and even hostile to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17306180-israeli-government-sends-mixed-signals-on-peacehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17306180-israeli-government-sends-mixed-signals-on-peaceisraelpoliticsbarack-obamaworld-newsisrael-politicsbenjamin-netanyahumlmoshe-yaalonThu, 14 Mar 2013 07:05:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, sits with Naftali Bennett, head of Israel's Jewish Home party, during their meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement Thursday to form a new coalition government that is expected to try to curb years of preferential treatment for the country's ultra-Orthodox minority and may push for restarting peace efforts with Palestinians. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 file photo, former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attends a news conference at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. Tzipi Livni, a former foreign minister who now leads a small, dovish party, has been pointed to serve as Netanyahu's chief negotiator. Livni has good working relations with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)</p><p>File - In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 photo, Yair Lapid gestures as he delivers a speech at his "Yesh Atid" party in Tel-Aviv. Lapid, who leads the second-largest party in parliament with 19 seats, is set to serve as the new finance minister with great influence over the budget. His party will also control the Education Ministry. With these two ministries, he is likely to curb funding to ultra-Orthodox schools and institutions. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, FIle)</p><p>File - In this March 10, 2013 file photograph, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office. Netanyahu signed a coalition deal Friday March 15, 2013, with rival parties to form the next government, a spokesman said, in an agreement that was stalled for weeks due to tough negotiations. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)</p><p>FILE --In this March 9, 2011 file photo, Vice Prime Minister of the State of Israel Moshe Ya?alon is seen during his talks with Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov in Skopje, Macedonia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed former military chief Moshe Yaalon as defense minister Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)</p><p>Students of Estella's school for bakery and pastry making, work on an image depicting U.S. President Barack Obama made out of chocolate in Givat Shmuel, central Israel, Monday, March 18, 2013. Obama’s trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader’s first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Palestinian activists walk over a poster of US President Barack Obama in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, March 18, 2013. Some two dozen Palestinian activists protested the upcoming Obama visit. Obama’s trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader’s first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17265116-analysis-obama-carries-3-goals-on-trip-to-israelhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17265116-analysis-obama-carries-3-goals-on-trip-to-israelusisraelpoliticsanalysisobamabarack-obamabenjamin-netanyahuconvincing-israelMon, 11 Mar 2013 07:45:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 5, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Though Obama said he wouldn't be carrying a "grand peace plan" when he goes to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan later this month, three goals will dominate his visit: convincing Israeli leadership that he means what he says about stopping Iran from building a nuclear weapon, mending a troubled relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and enticing Israel back to negotiations with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)</p><p>FILE - In this March 4, 2013 file photo President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, where he told American Jewish leaders that he won't be carrying a "grand peace plan" when he goes to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan later this month. Three goals that will dominate his visit are convincing Israeli leadership that he means what he says about stopping Iran from building a nuclear weapon, mending a troubled relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and enticing Israel back to negotiations with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/02/17160461-israel-police-probe-alleged-lawmaker-voter-fraudhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/02/17160461-israel-police-probe-alleged-lawmaker-voter-fraudisraelpoliticsworld-newsshimon-pereslabor-partybenjamin-netanyahumlSat, 2 Mar 2013 18:44:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, and Israeli President Simon Peres leave after a brief ceremony in the president's residence, on Saturday, March 2, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Simon Peres speak during a brief ceremony in the president's residence, on Saturday, March 2, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Israeli President Simon Peres speak during a brief ceremony in the president's residence, on Saturday, March 2, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058004-analysis-netanyahu-gambit-appears-to-backfirehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058004-analysis-netanyahu-gambit-appears-to-backfireisraelpoliticsanalysisworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahumlFri, 22 Feb 2013 17:32:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2012 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office. Netanyahu’s decision to bring a dovish rival into his Cabinet appears to be backfiring, drawing heavy criticism both in Israel and from the Palestinians and suddenly complicating the task of forming a viable coalition government. It is now uncertain whether Netanyahu will meet an initial deadline next week for forming a new coalition, and rivals are openly talking about the possibility of forcing new elections, just a month after a parliamentary election ended in virtual deadlock. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16990811-israeli-leader-brings-dovish-rival-into-coalitionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16990811-israeli-leader-brings-dovish-rival-into-coalitionisraelpoliticsworld-newsisrael-politicsbenjamin-netanyahuavigdor-liebermanmlSun, 17 Feb 2013 06:58:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israel's hard-line former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, arrives at a Jerusalem court for the opening hearing of his trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Lieberman is accused of trying to advance the career of a former diplomat who relayed information to him about a since-closed criminal investigation into his business dealings. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Israel's former hard-line Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, second right, is seen with lawyers and aides as he arrives at a Jerusalem court for the opening hearing of his trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Lieberman is accused of trying to advance the career of a former diplomat who relayed information to him about a since-closed criminal investigation into his business dealings. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Israel's hard-line former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman arrives at a Jerusalem court for the opening hearing of his trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Lieberman is accused of trying to advance the career of a former diplomat who relayed information to him about a since-closed criminal investigation into his business dealings. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 file photo, former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attends a news conference at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. A spokeswoman for former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Ruesday Feb, 19, 2013 that she has agreed to join Netanyahu's emerging coalition. Livni, a former rival of Netanyahu's, led peace talks with the Palestinians four years ago and ran on a platform of resuming negotiations. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16950142-israeli-premier-defends-israel-in-prisoner-scandalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16950142-israeli-premier-defends-israel-in-prisoner-scandalisraelaustraliaworld-newsasbenjamin-netanyahuaustralia-israelWed, 13 Feb 2013 16:55:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, heads the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Netanyahu is defending the actions of Israel's security forces following a public uproar over the mysterious death of a man who apparently hanged himself while being held secretly in a maximum-security prison. (AP Photo/Ronen Zvulun, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16862650-israel-obama-visit-on-iran-syria-palestinianshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16862650-israel-obama-visit-on-iran-syria-palestiniansusisraelbarack-obamaworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahumlambassador-dan-shapiroWed, 6 Feb 2013 06:50:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama smiles as he reacts to a noise as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The president will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic across the board cuts that are scheduled to kick in March 1. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem offices, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. Israel's president formally asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday Feb. 2, 2013 to form the next government, and Netanyahu pledged that his new administration will be committed to advancing peace talks with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Oliver Weiken, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16856376-netanyahu-ally-peace-with-palestinians-impossiblehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16856376-netanyahu-ally-peace-with-palestinians-impossibleisraelpoliticsworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahumlTue, 5 Feb 2013 20:20:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, attends a session at the Knesset during the opening session of Israel's newly elected parliament in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Israel's president praised President Barack Obama's approach to countering Iran's suspect nuclear program on Tuesday, while sending a veiled message to Israel's incoming government not to act alone to stop it. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)</p><p>Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party, left, and Naftali Bennett, head of Israel's Jewish Home party, talk during the opening session of Israel's newly elected parliament in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Israel's president praised President Barack Obama's approach to countering Iran's suspect nuclear program on Tuesday, while sending a veiled message to Israel's incoming government not to act alone to stop it. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855360-obama-seeks-to-reset-relationship-with-netanyahuhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855360-obama-seeks-to-reset-relationship-with-netanyahuusisraelwhite-housepoliticswest-bankobamabarack-obamabenjamin-netanyahuTue, 5 Feb 2013 18:39:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The president will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic across the board cuts that are scheduled to kick in March 1. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The president will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic across the board cuts that are scheduled to kick in March 1. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>FILE - In this July 6, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they walk to Netanyahu's car outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. After a long and chilly four years, Barack Obama hopes to reset his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his first trip to Israel as president this spring. And it could be a step toward reopening a pathway toward peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, although Obama is carrying no big new Mideast peace plan(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16739713-obama-congratulates-israels-netanyahu-on-electionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16739713-obama-congratulates-israels-netanyahu-on-electionusisraelpoliticsobamabarack-obamabenjamin-netanyahuMon, 28 Jan 2013 17:51:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16739699-sunday-times-apologizes-unreservedly-for-cartoonhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16739699-sunday-times-apologizes-unreservedly-for-cartooneubritainisraelrupert-murdochworld-newscartoonbenjamin-netanyahuMon, 28 Jan 2013 17:51:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly Cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16721516-netanyahu-asked-to-form-next-israeli-governmenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16721516-netanyahu-asked-to-form-next-israeli-governmentisraelpoliticsworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahumlSun, 27 Jan 2013 11:37:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly Cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, shakes hands with Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party, during their meeting in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Israel’s two major political parties endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister Wednesday, guaranteeing him a third term and kicking off the country’s post-election process of forging a new government. The factions recommended Netanyahu to President Shimon Peres, who began consulting representatives from the major parties at his residence before deciding whom to choose as prime minister-designate to form a new coalition. (AP Phoro/Ronen Zvulun, Pool)</p><p>Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, listens as Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party, speaks during their meeting in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Israel’s two major political parties endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister Wednesday, guaranteeing him a third term and kicking off the country’s post-election process of forging a new government. The factions recommended Netanyahu to President Shimon Peres, who began consulting representatives from the major parties at his residence before deciding whom to choose as prime minister-designate to form a new coalition. (AP Phoro/Ronen Zvulun, Pool)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, receives a folder from Israeli President Simon Peres in a brief ceremony in the president's Jerusalem residence Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Israel's president has asked Netanyahu to form the next government, and Netanyahu says he wants to advance peace talks with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with Israeli President Simon Peres during a brief ceremony in the president' Jerusalem residence Saturday Feb. 2, 2013. Israel's president has asked Netanyahu to form the next government, and Netanyahu says he wants to advance peace talks with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16654842-israeli-election-casts-ex-tv-anchor-as-kingmakerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16654842-israeli-election-casts-ex-tv-anchor-as-kingmakerisraelworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahukingmakermlWed, 23 Jan 2013 07:07:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Yair Lapid gestures as he delivers a speech at his "Yesh Atid" party in Tel-Aviv Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The party, formed just over a year ago, out did forecasts by far and are predicted to capture as many as 19 seats, becoming parliament's second-largest party, after Netanyahu's Likud-Beiteinu bloc, which won 31, according to the exit polls. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>Yair Lapid celebrates with members of his "Yesh Atid" party in Tel-Aviv, early Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The party, formed just over a year ago, out did forecasts by far and are predicted to capture as many as 19 seats, becoming parliament's second-largest party, after Netanyahu's Likud-Beiteinu bloc, which won 31, according to the exit polls. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>Yair Lapid gestures as he delivers a speech at his "Yesh Atid" party in Tel-Aviv, early Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The party, formed just over a year ago, out did forecasts by far and are predicted to capture as many as 19 seats, becoming parliament's second-largest party, after Netanyahu's Likud-Beiteinu bloc, which won 31, according to the exit polls. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16634596-israel-netanyahus-style-marked-by-cautionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16634596-israel-netanyahus-style-marked-by-cautionisraelworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahunetanyahumlTue, 22 Jan 2013 06:06:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israelis wait for transportation under election campaign billboards of Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Israel's Labor party candidate Shelly Yachimovichin, in the central Israeli city of Ramat gan, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The general elections will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Hebrew on billboard reads, "It can be better here." (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>A woman jogs past a vandalized election campaign billboard of Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu that is reflected on a bus window in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The general elections will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, walks as he arrives to brief the media in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. General elections in Israel will be held Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16627612-rise-of-israeli-centrist-raises-hopes-for-peacehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16627612-rise-of-israeli-centrist-raises-hopes-for-peaceisraelelectionlikud-partyworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahuisrael-electionmlMon, 21 Jan 2013 19:52:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Yair Lapid, popular former TV anchorman and head of the new centrist party Yesh Atid, poses for a portrait at his house during an interview for the Associated Press in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June. 16, 2013. Lapid predicted he will one day become prime minister and said he would fight for a more moderate policy towards the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, is surrounded by bodyguards as he arrives with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, second right, and Likud party member Moshe Kahlon, left, to brief the media in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. General elections in Israel will be held Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>Israelis wait for transportation under election campaign billboards of Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Israel's Labor party candidate Shelly Yachimovichin, in the central Israeli city of Ramat gan, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The general elections will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Hebrew on billboard reads, "It can be better here." (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>A vandalized election campaign billboard of Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on a main road in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The general elections will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>A woman jogs past a vandalized election campaign billboard of Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu that is reflected on a bus window in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The general elections will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Ultra-Orthodox Jews arrive to vote in legislative elections, at a school in Bnie Brak, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>Naftali Bennett, head of Israel's Jewish Home party, left, waves to a crowd as he leaves a polling station after voting in Raanana, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Naftali Bennett, head of Israel's Jewish Home party, left, waves to journalists after voting in parliamentary elections with his wife Gilat, at a polling station in Raanana, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Ultra-orthodox Jew votes in Bnie Brak, Israel, during legislative elections Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. Polls indicate about a dozen of 32 parties competing in Tuesday's election have a chance of winning seats in the 120-member parliament. Most parties fall either into the right-wing-religious or center-left camp, and surveys indicate hard-line and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties will command a majority. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis headed to polling stations Tuesday to cast votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot together with his wife Sara, left and sons Yair and Avner, background left, at a polling station in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis headed to polling stations Tuesday to cast votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)</p><p>An Ultra-orthodox Jewish man holds his ID card as he waitS to vote in Bnei Brak, Israel, during legislative elections, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. Polls indicate about a dozen of 32 parties competing in Tuesday's election have a chance of winning seats in the 120-member parliament. Most parties fall either into the right-wing-religious or center-left camp, and surveys indicate hard-line and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties will command a majority. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>An Ultra Orthodox Jewish man votes in Israel's parliamentary elections in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>A torn poster of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen in on a wall in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>Ultra-orthodox Jews peek from a window as their Rabbi votes in Bnei Brak, Israel, during legislative elections, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. Polls indicate about a dozen of 32 parties competing in Tuesday's election have a chance of winning seats in the 120-member parliament. Most parties fall either into the right-wing-religious or center-left camp, and surveys indicate hard-line and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties will command a majority. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>An Ultra-orthodox Jewish man votes in Bnei Brak, Israel, during legislative elections Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. Polls indicate about a dozen of 32 parties competing in Tuesday's election have a chance of winning seats in the 120-member parliament. Most parties fall either into the right-wing-religious or center-left camp, and surveys indicate hard-line and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties will command a majority. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>Supporters of the Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrate in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party is predicted to have the largest faction in a hotly contested parliamentary election on Tuesday, positioning the hard-liner to probably serve a new term as prime minister, according to exit polls. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Ultra-orthodox Jews wait in line to vote in Bnei Brak, Israel, during legislative elections Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. Polls indicate about a dozen of 32 parties competing in Tuesday's election have a chance of winning seats in the 120-member parliament. Most parties fall either into the right-wing-religious or center-left camp, and surveys indicate hard-line and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties will command a majority. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>Supporters of Naftali Bennett, head of Israel's Jewish Home party celebrate after the exit polls were announced at the party's headquarters in the city of Ramat Gan, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party emerged as the largest faction in a hotly contested parliamentary election on Tuesday, positioning the hard-liner to serve a new term as prime minister, according to exit polls. But a lackluster performance by Likud, along with surprising gains by a centrist newcomer, raised the strong possibility that he will be forced to form a broad coalition. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)</p><p>Israeli Jewish settler votes inthe settlement of Elon Moreh in the West Bank, during legislative elections, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis voted Tuesday in an election expected to keep hard-line Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the helm of government for a third term despite his rocky record: No peace process with Palestinians, growing diplomatic isolation and signs of economic trouble ahead. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)</p><p>Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman greet their supporters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. According to exit polls Netanyahu's Likud Party emerged as the largest faction in a hotly contested parliamentary election on Tuesday, positioning the hard-liner to serve a new term as prime minister. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>Yair Lapid gestures as he delivers a speech at his "Yesh Atid" party in Tel-Aviv, early Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The party, formed just over a year ago, out did forecasts by far and are predicted to capture as many as 19 seats, becoming parliament's second-largest party, after Netanyahu's Likud-Beiteinu bloc, which won 31, according to the exit polls. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>Graphic updates Shas party from 12 to 11; shows results of Israel’s parliamentary election</p><p>Supporters of Yair Lapid and his "Yesh Atid" party celebrate election results in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. The party, formed just over a year ago, out did forecasts by far and are predicted to capture as many as 19 seats, becoming parliament's second-largest party, after Netanyahu's Likud-Beiteinu bloc, which won 31, according to the exit polls. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at his office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. A weakened Netanyahu scrambled Wednesday to keep his job by extending his hand to a new centrist party that advocates a more earnest push on peacemaking with the Palestinians and whose surprisingly strong showing broadsided him with a stunning election deadlock. (AP Photo/Darren Whiteside, Pool) </p><p>Yair Lapid, leader of Yesh Atid party gives a statement outside his home in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Yesh Atid, or There is a Future, party, turned pre-election forecasts on their heads and dealt Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu a sharp political blow. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses while delivering a statement at his office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. A weakened Netanyahu scrambled Wednesday to keep his job by extending his hand to a new centrist party that advocates a more earnest push on peacemaking with the Palestinians and whose surprisingly strong showing broadsided him with a stunning election deadlock. (AP Photo/Darren Whiteside, Pool) </p><p>A worker removes election banner of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. A weakened Netanyahu scrambled Wednesday to keep his job by extending his hand to a new centrist party that advocates a more earnest push on peacemaking with the Palestinians and whose surprisingly strong showing broadsided him with a stunning election deadlock. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Yair Lapid, leader of Yesh Atid party gives a statement outside his home in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Yesh Atid, or There is a Future, party, turned pre-election forecasts on their heads and dealt Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu a sharp political blow. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16625963-key-parties-in-incoming-israeli-parliamenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16625963-key-parties-in-incoming-israeli-parliamentisraelglanceelectionus-newspartiesbenjamin-netanyahumlMon, 21 Jan 2013 16:51:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman greet their supporters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. According to exit polls Netanyahu's Likud Party emerged as the largest faction in a hotly contested parliamentary election on Tuesday, positioning the hard-liner to serve a new term as prime minister. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16609579-palestinian-leader-reaches-out-to-israel-centristshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16609579-palestinian-leader-reaches-out-to-israel-centristsisraelpoliticswest-bankworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahumlSun, 20 Jan 2013 00:02:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Netanyahu chaired the last meeting of his government, two days before general elections expected to grant him another term. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)</p><p>A worker removes election banner of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. A weakened Netanyahu scrambled Wednesday to keep his job by extending his hand to a new centrist party that advocates a more earnest push on peacemaking with the Palestinians and whose surprisingly strong showing broadsided him with a stunning election deadlock. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2007 file photo, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, left, and President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas talk after a plenary session on the Middle East during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Palestinian president will invite Israeli politicians to the West Bank to try to make sure peacemaking is on the new government's agenda, a senior official said Thursday Jan. 24, 2013, as a top Israeli hard-liner proposed sidelining the polarizing issue.(AP Photo/Keystone/Alessandro della Valle, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16601500-israeli-pm-faces-tough-choice-if-re-electedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16601500-israeli-pm-faces-tough-choice-if-re-electedisraelworld-newschoicebenjamin-netanyahunetanyahumlSat, 19 Jan 2013 18:23:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 file photograph, a worker hangs a huge poster with an image of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overlooking the Ayalon freeway in Tel Aviv, Israel. After a lackluster three-month campaign, there seems to be little doubt that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to re-election. But the makeup of Netanyahu’s next government remains a matter of great uncertainty. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16590609-trump-records-youtube-endorsement-of-netanyahuhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16590609-trump-records-youtube-endorsement-of-netanyahuustrumpdonald-trumpendorsementus-newsbenjamin-netanyahunetanyahuSat, 19 Jan 2013 00:47:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post