Israel

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FILE - In this Sunday, March 24, 2013 file photo, Catholic priests carry palm fronds at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City. 2014 was supposed to be a record-breaking year for tourist visits to Israel. But all that changed when this summer’s 50-day war between Israel and Hamas prompted jittery travelers to cancel trips en masse, leaving empty hotel rooms and barren tourist traps in their wake. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

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Illustration on anti-Semitism masquerading as criticism of Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on anti-Semitism masquerading as criticism of Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Former President Bill Clinton said he agrees that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "not the guy" for a peace deal. (C-SPAN)

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Israel's finance minister says his country and other regional powers should work together to rebuild the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali, File)

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FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013 file photo, masked Palestinian members of the military wing of Hamas carry their weapons while chanting slogans during a parade to mark the anniversary of a 2012 battle against Israel in Gaza City. Hamas is entering Egyptian-brokered talks with Israel over a new border regime for blockaded Gaza having lost hundreds of fighters, two-thirds of its arsenal of rockets, and its attack tunnels.(AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

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Israel on line 1 ... (Illustration by Jack Ohman of the Tribune Media Services)

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A general view of the Eshkol power station in the coastal city of Ashdod, southern Israel, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. A top official at a U.S. energy company developing natural gas fields off the coast of Israel urged Congress to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, saying the agency is vital to clinching development deals for American companies in the region. **FILE**