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President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd after participating in a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Israel signs pacts with 2 Arab states: A ‘new’ Mideast?

By DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE and JONATHAN LEMIRE - 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

FILE - In this July 16, 2020 file photo, ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray in divided sections which allow a maximum of twenty worshipers in line with government measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced a national furor over his handling of the coronavirus, but that anger is boiling over among the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredim, who have used their political muscle to fend off what they see as discriminatory restrictions. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge

By TIA GOLDENBERG and ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Israeli top model Bar Refaeli wears a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic as she speaks to her lawyers inside a courtroom in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. The Israeli court sentenced top model Bar Refaeli to nine months of community service and her mother was sentenced to 16 months in prison, ending a prolonged tax evasion case that had sullied the image of a once beloved national icon. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)

Benjamin Netanyahu reinstates coronavirus lockdown

By Tia Goldenberg and Aron Heller - Associated Press

Israeli protesters wave flags during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Thousands of Israelis protest outside Netanyahu’s residence

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during his visit to the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem. With Netanyahu lashing out at him nearly every day, Israel’s attorney general is pressing the prime minister to sign a conflict-of-interest agreement that would bar him from influencing key appointments that could affect his corruption trial. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Israeli PM backs down after uproar over private plane

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during his visit to the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem. With Netanyahu lashing out at him nearly every day, Israel’s attorney general is pressing the prime minister to sign a conflict-of-interest agreement that would bar him from influencing key appointments that could affect his corruption trial. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Israel’s Netanyahu pressed to sign conflict-of-interest deal

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept 8, 2020 file photo, 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 following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced a national furor over his handling of the coronavirus, but that anger is boiling over among the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredim, who have used their political muscle to fend off what they see as discriminatory restrictions. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Politics plague Israeli virus response ahead of holidays

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony to mark the opening of the school year, at the Netaim School in the West Bank settlement of Mevo Horon, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool via AP)

Netanyahu slams Israeli police amid report about cover-up

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

A protester try to give a flower to an Israeli police officer before he drags her away forcibly to clear the square outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. Thousands of Israelis gathered outside the prime minister's official residence in Jerusalem on Saturday despite record levels of coronavirus infections, calling on Benjamin Netanyahu to resign because he is on trial for corruption charges. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel imposes overnight curfews as virus deaths pass 1,000

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli police officers scuffle with protesters near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. The writing say &quot;Investigation&quot;. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israelis protest against PM as coronavirus infections spike

By Ariel Schalit - Associated Press

White House adviser Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, make joint statements to the press about the Israeli-United Arab Emirates peace accords, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Kushner is trumpeting the recent agreement by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to establish diplomatic relations as a historic breakthrough and said “the stage is set” for other Arab states to follow suit. (Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)

In Israel, Kushner says ‘stage is set’ for Mideast progress

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Police carry away a protester as they clear the square outside of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, early Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Jerusalem in a continuation of summer-long weekend rallies demanding the resignation of Netanyahu, who faces a corruption trial and accusations of mishandling the coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Thousands gather in Israel for anti-Netanyahu weekly rallies

Associated Press

In this Aug. 5, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35 fighter jet pilot and crew prepare for a mission at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. (Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury/U.S. Air Force via AP) **FILE**

U.S. to review F-35 sale to UAE: Pompeo

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint statement to the press with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after their meeting, in Jerusalem, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP)

Israeli rivals agree to stick together, prevent new election

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Police carry a protester away as they clear the square outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, late Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israel’s Netanyahu accepts compromise, avoids election

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

An Israeli juggler holds model in a shape of Star of David on a bridge during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Protests against Israeli PM continue with momentum

By MAYA ALLERUZZO - Associated Press

Carmi Gillon, Israel's former head of the Shin Bet internal security service is surrounded by police and journalists after his arrest as protesters are cleared from outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Israeli police dispersed dozens of protesters and dismantled their tents outside the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on Thursday ahead of a planned rally by supporters of Netanyahu. Some of the protesters, including Gillon, chained themselves to roadblocks before police dragged them away. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israel clears protest camp ahead of pro-Netanyahu rally

By MAYA ALLERUZZO - Associated Press

In this Sept. 10, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet is directed out of a hangar at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. A U.S.-brokered deal that saw Israel and the United Arab Emirates begin to open diplomatic ties may end up with Abu Dhabi purchasing advanced American weaponry like the F-35, potentially upending both a longstanding Israeli military edge regionally and the balance of power with Iran. (Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Analysis: UAE-Israel ties may get Abu Dhabi advanced weapons

By JON GAMBRELL and ARON HELLER - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, file photo, the Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up with the flag of the United Arab Emirates as Israel and the UAE announced they would be establishing full diplomatic ties, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

UAE-Israel agreement followed many years of discreet talks

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press