Israel

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was quick to defend presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney when he irked Palestinians with a remark during his visit to Israel. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shake hands July 29, 2012, at Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet July 29, 2012, at Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, board a charter plane at London Stansted Airport on Saturday, July 28, 2012, as they travel to Israel. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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** FILE ** President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Monday, March 5, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is on alert for plots to kill Israelis overseas, including the Olympics. Eleven Israelis were killed at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Kadima Party leader Shaul Mofaz shake hands before holding a joint press conference to announce the new coalition government in Jerusalem on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)