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In this July 22, 2016, file photo convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, left, with his lawyer, Eliot Lauer, leaves federal court in New York following a hearing. Israeli media say Pollard, who spent 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel, has landed in the country with his wife. The U.S. Justice Department announced in November that Pollard had completed his parole, clearing the way for him to move to Israel 35 years after he was arrested. Pollard has said it was his dream to move to the country.(AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)

Jonathan Pollard, U.S. spy, arrives in Israel: Report

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Protests keep up against Israeli PM as new election looms

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In this Sunday, May 26, 2013, file photo, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin listens during an interview with The Associated Press, in Jerusalem. On Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, Elkin, a longtime confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced he is quitting the ruling Likud party and joining an upstart political rival. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File) **FILE**

Netanyahu confidant bolts party in blow to re-election hopes

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner in Jerusalem, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

Israel heads to new elections as government collapses

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives a coronavirus vaccine at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (Amir Cohen/Pool via AP)

Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

Israeli protesters chant slogans during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israelis maintain anti-Netanyahu protests in wintry weather

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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 file photo, Gideon Saar, attends the swearing-in of the new Israeli parliament in Jerusalem. Saar, the leading rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inside the ruling Likud party, announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 that he was breaking away to form a new political party ahead of elections expected early next year. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Netanyahu rival bolts party to launch leadership challenge

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans and hold signs during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Protesters demanded that the embattled Israeli leader to resign as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

More Netanyahu protests as Israel edges toward snap election

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives at the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) ahead of a vote to dissolve the Knesset, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 2 2020. The Israeli parliament passed a preliminary proposal to dissolve itself on Wednesday, setting up a possible fourth national election in under two years while the country is in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic.(Alex Kolomoisky/Pool via AP)

Israeli parliament takes step toward new national elections

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

In this May 24, 2020 file photo, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz attends the first Cabinet meeting of the new government at the Chagall Hall in the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, Israel. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

Netanyahu rival threatens to end coalition, force election

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Hundreds protest outside Israelí leader’s Jerusalem home

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This photo released by the semi-official Fars News Agency shows the scene where Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in Absard, a small city just east of the capital, Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was assassinated Friday, state television said. (Fars News Agency via AP)

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

From left to right, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani hold a joint press conference after their trilateral meeting in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/Pool via AP)

Israel’s Netanyahu says he will pay a visit to Bahrain soon

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In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a new coronavirus lab at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli media reported Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, that Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

Reports: Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a new coronavirus lab at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli media reported Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, that Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

Saudi, Israeli leaders reportedly in secret talks during Mike Pompeo visit

By Seth Frantzman — Special to The Washington Times

Netanyahu rival launches probe, testing partnership

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FILE - In this July 22, 2016, file photo convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, left, with his lawyer, Eliot Lauer, leaves federal court in New York following a hearing, Pollard, the former Navy intelligence analyst who served 30 years in prison for selling secrets to Israel, has completed his parole, the Justice Department said Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)

Netanyahu: Convicted spy Pollard expected in Israel soon

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Thousands protest against Netanyahu, despite wintry weather

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani after their trilateral meeting in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/Pool via AP)

Pompeo is 1st top US diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

An Israeli protester chants slogans from a wooden horse outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Thousands attend weekly protest against Israel’s Netanyahu

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