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** FILE ** In this photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his wife Sara wave as they board a plane at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv early Sunday, May 17, 2009, on their way for the first visit to Washington since Netanyahu became Israeli Prime Minister.

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**FILE** Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the United States (AP Photo)

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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says via video link Monday that "armed struggle" was the only way to regain Arab lands from Israel. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called Israel's plan to construct new housing units in West Bank settlements despite U.S. calls for a building freeze “completely unacceptable.” (Associated Press)

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Yuval Steinitz (left), Israel's minister of strategic and intelligence affairs, is pictured with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear in a meeting with President Obama that his intent to engage in the peace process is predicated on actions by Palestinians as well as U.S. actions on Iran.

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** FILE ** Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak

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Daniel Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., is supporting a government post for controversial Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman. (The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Israeli soldiers are seen in a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** A Palestinian child runs in front of a fuel truck as it drives near the Karni crossing, southeast of Gaza City on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on Friday, Dec. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)