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Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (help·info) (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ‎, Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born 21 October 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel and is Chairman of the Likud Party. As leader of the conservative Likud party, he was Prime Minister from June 1996 to July 1999. He is the first (and to date only) Prime Minister of Israel to be born after the State of Israel's foundation. He was Finance Minister of Israel until 9 August 2005, having resigned in protest at the Gaza Disengagement Plan advocated by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Netanyahu retook the Likud leadership on 20 December 2005. As of December 2006, he became the official leader of the Opposition in the Knesset and Chairman of the Likud Party. In August 2007 he retained the Likud leadership by beating Moshe Feiglin in party elections.

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JERUSALEM - MARCH 19: An Israeli border policeman kicks away a tear-gas canister, during violent clashes in Shuafat refugee camp, on March 19, 2010, in Jerusalem, Israel. Hundreds of Palestinian youth clashed with Israeli police throughout East Jerusalem, in response to further closures of a the Al-Aqsa mosque inside the Old City to men under 50 and growing tensions over Israel's plans to build more houses in East Jerusalem. Israel
FAIRFAX, VA - MARCH 19: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on health care reform at George Mason University March 19, 2010 in Fairfax, Virginia. Obama is making a last minute appeal for support of his proposed health care legislation as the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the legislation as early as Sunday afternoon. Barack Obama
A Palestinian boy stands in the street in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Jerusalem's Mayor Nir Barkat has unveiled an ambitious development plan that would demolish dozens of Palestinian homes in Silwan to make way for a bustling tourist center, but agreed to a last-minute request from Israel's prime minister to consult Palestinian residents before breaking ground. East Jerusalem
Representative of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Lebanon, Ali Barake, speaks to demonstrators during a multi movement protest in Beirut on March 19, 2010 against Israel's plans to build new settlements and in solidarity with Palestinians. Tensions remained high in Jerusalem and the West Bank as the Quartet for the Middle East urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a target for a final deal with the Palestinians within two years. The word 'Israel' is written on the banner in the background. Hamas
Under a picture of Iran's late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Iran
Israeli police patrol outside Jerusalem's Old City as Palestinian Muslims head for Friday prayers on March 19, 2010. The Quartet for the Middle East urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a bold target for a final deal with the Palestinians by 2012 as it tried to kickstart the stalled peace process. An Israeli announcement last week of the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem led the Palestinians to call for a halt to peace talks and precipitated the worst crisis in US-Israeli relations in years. Jerusalem
A Palestinian woman walks with her donkey in the West Bank village of Mreiha, near Jenin, Monday, March 15, 2010. West Bank
Head of the United Nations (UN) fact finding mission on the Gaza Conflict, former South African judge Richard Goldstone (L) sits beside UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navy Pillay prior to delivering a report before the Human Rights Council at the UN office in Geneva on September 29, 2009 after a human rights mission investigating violations committed during the military offensive in late December 2008 and January 2009 in the Gaza Strip. The UN report accused both Israel and the Palestinians of committing 'war crimes' in the Gaza Strip, but was particularly critical of what it called Israel's use of disproportionate force in the conflict. Richard Goldstone
Vice President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., left, as Brown's wife Gail Huff looks on at center, after a re-enactment of Brown's Senate swearing in ceremony, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. Joe Biden
WASHINGTON - MARCH 18: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs speaks to reporters in the Rose Garden on March 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. Since the weather has been mild in Washington Press Secretary Gibbs wanted to hold his daily briefing in the Rose Garden. White House
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) attends the Middle East Quartet meeting in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The international Quartet for the Middle East met in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack. Middle East
Palestinians demonstrate on March 16, 2010 in Gaza City to protest the reopening of a 17th century synagogue in Jerusalem, amid growing unrest in the Holy City. Hamas had earlier declared a 'day of rage and alarm' over the inauguration of the rebuilt synagogue, which is near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, sacred to both Jews and Muslims, and which Palestinians fear is the first step in an Israeli plan to destroy the Old City compound and rebuild a Jewish temple on its ruins. Israel Gaza Crisis
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton seen during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo just outside Moscow, Friday, March 19, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty. Hillary Rodham Clinton
French Simone Veil, an Auschwitz survivor and the first elected president of the European parliament, poses as she leave the Institut de France after her entry ceremony as member of the prestigious Academie Francaise, the guardian of the French language, on March 18, 2010 in Paris. The 82-year-old Veil, a former French minister who ranks among the country's most respected politicians, is only the sixth woman to join the 40 'immortals'. Veil's tattooed Auschwitz prisoner number, 78651, was also engraved on the sword that was presented to her by former president Jacques Chirac during a ceremony at the French Senate. Auschwitz
WASHINGTON - MARCH 18: U.S. President Barack Obama stands with Members of Congress after signing the Hire Act during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House on March 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. The HIRE Act will offer a payroll tax break for businesses that hire unemployed workers and will offer businesses an income tax credit of $1,000 for retaining these employees. U.S. Congress
Noam Shalit, the father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, arrives with his adviser Shira Anski (R) at the Elysee palace for a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Shalit received earlier today the diploma of honorary citizen of the city of Paris. Israeli authorities last week received the first footage showing Gilad Shalit, detained by Hamas since June 25, 2006 in Gaza. Gilad Shalit
A homemade rocket launched from the Gaza Strip lays on the ground at the site where it landed in the southern Israeli Netiv Haasara Kibbutz on March 18, 2010. An Al-Qaeda-inspired militant group, the Ansar al-Sunna Brigade, claimed responsibility for firing a rocket from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, killing one Thai foreign worker. Gaza Strip
Norman Finkelstein, center, a vocal American critic of Israel who resigned last year as a political science professor at DePaul University in Chicago, walks inside the grave of Qana victims who were killed in an Israeli attack during the 2006 summer war between Israel and Hezbollah, in the southern village of Qana, Sunday Jan. 6, 2008. Finkelstein met Hezbollah's commander in south Lebanon, Nabil Kaouk, in his office in the coastal city of Tyre also toured the border village of Aita al-Shaab, the location from where Hezbollah guerrillas triggered the war after they crossed the border, killing three Israeli soldiers and capturing two others in hopes of trading them for Lebanese prisoners in Israeli jails, according to the report. Norman Finkelstein

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Palestinian Muslim clerics walk past the Ibrahimi mosque, which is revered by Muslims and Jews and known in Judaism as the Tomb of Patriarchs, in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on March 17, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last month he was placing two West Bank shrines -- The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem -- on a list of Israeli heritage sites.

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Palestinian Muslim clerics walk past the Ibrahimi mosque, which is revered by Muslims and Jews and known in Judaism as the Tomb of Patriarchs, in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on March 17, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last month he was placing two West Bank shrines -- The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem -- on a list of Israeli heritage sites.

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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MARCH 17: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) holds a press conference with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva March 17, 2010 in Ramallah, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MARCH 17: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) holds a press conference with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva March 17, 2010 in Ramallah, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MARCH 17: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) walks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva March 17, 2010 in Ramallah, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MARCH 17: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) walks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva March 17, 2010 in Ramallah, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, stands with Governor of the Central Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer, center, and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz during a press conference in Jerusalem. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, stands with Governor of the Central Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer, center, and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz during a press conference in Jerusalem. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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Governor of the Central Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not seen, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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Governor of the Central Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not seen, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with Governor of the Central Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer during a press conference in Jerusalem. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with Governor of the Central Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer during a press conference in Jerusalem. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) presents a certificate to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) presents a certificate to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) presents an award to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) presents an award to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) is accompanied by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters March 16, 2010 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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A group of children of Jewish settlers visit under Israeli military protection the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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A group of children of Jewish settlers visit under Israeli military protection the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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A group of children of Jewish settlers visit under Israeli military protection the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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A group of children of Jewish settlers visit under Israeli military protection the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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A group of children of Jewish settlers visit under Israeli military protection the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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A group of children of Jewish settlers visit under Israeli military protection the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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Israeli security forces guard a group of children of Jewish settlers visiting the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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Israeli security forces guard a group of children of Jewish settlers visiting the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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An Israeli soldier guards a group of children of Jewish settlers visiting the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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An Israeli soldier guards a group of children of Jewish settlers visiting the Palestinian village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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A Palestinian school girl stands in front of Israeli soldiers guarding a group of Jewish settlers's children visiting the the village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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A Palestinian school girl stands in front of Israeli soldiers guarding a group of Jewish settlers's children visiting the the village of Mreiha, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on a school trip on March 15, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States. Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responded by saying he would not return to peace talks without a complete settlements freeze.

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Palestinian Muslim clerics walk past the Ibrahimi mosque, which is revered by Muslims and Jews and known in Judaism as the Tomb of Patriarchs, in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on March 17, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last month he was placing two West Bank shrines -- The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem -- on a list of Israeli heritage sites.

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Palestinian Muslim clerics walk past the Ibrahimi mosque, which is revered by Muslims and Jews and known in Judaism as the Tomb of Patriarchs, in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on March 17, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last month he was placing two West Bank shrines -- The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem -- on a list of Israeli heritage sites.

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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MARCH 17: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) holds a press conference with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva March 17, 2010 in Ramallah, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MARCH 17: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) holds a press conference with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva March 17, 2010 in Ramallah, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MARCH 17: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) walks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva March 17, 2010 in Ramallah, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MARCH 17: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) walks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva March 17, 2010 in Ramallah, West Bank. Lula da Silva is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, stands with Governor of the Central Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer, center, and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz during a press conference in Jerusalem. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, stands with Governor of the Central Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer, center, and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz during a press conference in Jerusalem. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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Governor of the Central Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not seen, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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Governor of the Central Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not seen, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment "willingly and with great respect."

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