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Israeli protesters hold a large American flag at a weekly demonstration calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, shortly after results of the U.S. presidential election were announced, in Jerusalem, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Thousands of Israelis protested against Netanyahu, a close ally of Trump, demanding he step down because of his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the corruption charges he faces. (AP Photo / Maya Alleruzzo)

Netanyahu congratulates Biden; China, Russia, Saudi still silent

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Protesters chant slogans and hold signs during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem on Saturday in the latest weekly demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the corruption charges he faces. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Facebook removes Iranian accounts targeting Israel protests

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks during a ceremony to sign amendments to a series of scientific cooperation agreements with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, at Ariel University, in the West Bank settlement of Ariel, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. The United States and Israel amended the agreements on Wednesday to include Israeli institutions in the West Bank, a step that further blurs the status of settlements widely considered illegal under international law. (Emil Salman/Pool via AP)

Israel’s Netanyahu praises Trump policies ahead of election

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Thousands protest in Jerusalem against Israeli PM

By ARIEL SCHALIT - Associated Press

In this March 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump welcomes visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel eyeing Trump reelection closely

By Seth J. Frantzman

Israelis press ahead with weekly anti-Netanyahu protests

By MAYA ALLERUZZO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2020 file photo, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces full diplomatic ties will be established with the United Arab Emirates, during a news conference in Jerusalem. Israel says, Friday, Oct. 23, it will not oppose the U.S. sale of “certain weapon systems” to the United Arab Emirates following an agreement with Washington to upgrade its own capabilities in order to preserve its military edge in the Middle East. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Israel drops objection to US sale of ‘certain’ arms to UAE

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans and hold signs during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside Netanyahu's official residence for the first time in nearly a month, resuming the weekly protest after emergency restrictions imposed as part of a coronavirus lockdown were lifted. The protesters are demanding Netanyahu's resignation, saying he cannot serve while on trial for corruption charges and accusing him of mismanaging the country's coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

As lockdown eases, Israelis again gather against Netanyahu

By ARIEL SCHALIT - Associated Press

Israel’s AG says he won’t probe Netanyahu, cousin share deal

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Israeli protesters chant slogans during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu In Jerusalem, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Netanyahu was questioned, but not named as a suspect, in a probe related to a possible conflict of interest involving a $2 billion purchase of German submarines that implicated some of his closest associates. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israeli protesters call for new investigation of Netanyahu

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A poster reads &quot;closed because of me &quot; with an image of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a closed shop in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Israel has had one of the largest income gaps and poverty rates among developed economies, even before the coronavirus pandemic. The country has a few high earners concentrated in the lucrative high-tech sector, while many Israelis barely get by as civil servants, in service industries or as small business owners. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 deepens divisions in Israel

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli protesters march on the street during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israeli protests against Netanyahu draw tens of thousands

By SEBASTIAN SCHEINER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 file photo, Israeli police scuffle with protesters during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israeli government has extended an emergency provision that bars public gatherings, including widespread protests against Netanyahu, for an additional week. The sign reads &quot;Bibi you failed the wrong generation.&quot; (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Israel extends restrictions on protests amid virus lockdown

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Large numbers of ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for the funeral for Rabbi Mordechai Leifer, in the port city of Ashdod, Israel, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. After a revered ultra-Orthodox rabbi died this week, Israeli police thought they had worked out an arrangement with his followers to allow a small but dignified funeral that would conform with public health guidelines under the current coronavirus lockdown. The repeated violations by segments of the ultra-Orthodox population have confounded public health experts and tested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's longstanding political alliance with religious leaders. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Amid rising infections, Israeli ultra-Orthodox defy lockdown

By Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

Israeli police officers arrest an Israeli protester during a demonstration against lockdown measures that they believe are aimed at curbing protests against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israelis persist in rallies against PM despite lockdown

By ARIEL SCHALIT - Associated Press

A woman wearing a protective face mask plays with her daughter next to a statue of the first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, during a nationwide three-week lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus at the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Sept 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel’s Netanyahu calls for tough lockdown as virus rages

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Ultra-Orthodox Jews keep social distancing and wear face masks during a morning prayer next to their houses as synagogues are limited to twenty people during a nationwide three-week lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, Israel, Monday, Sept 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Reports: Israeli PM’s aides break quarantine after US visit

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Israeli protesters hold signs and chant slogans during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Thousands protest Netanyahu; many ignore Israeli virus rules

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A protester holds a banner against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the coronavirus countrywide lockdown in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Netanyahu's government has imposed a three-week lockdown, beginning on Friday afternoon. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel returns to virus lockdown as cases mount

By Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan react on the Blue Room Balcony after signing the Abraham Accords during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump hosts signing of historic accord with Israel and two Arab states

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times