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In this file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Miri Regev tour Ben-Gurion Airport and are briefed on preparations for the resumption of flights, 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Tel Aviv, Israel. (Emil Salman/Haaretz Pool via AP) **FILE**

Israel rejects F-35 sale to UAE despite new diplomatic ties

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

A man gives a thumbs up as he passes United Arab Emirates and Israeli flags at the Peace Bridge in Netanya, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. The UAE flag was displayed to celebrate last week's announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Robert O’Brien says Mideast deal due to Trump unorthodox approach

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that full diplomatic ties will be established with the United Arab Emirates in a U.S.-brokered deal, during a news conference, in Jerusalem. Netanyahu said Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, that a deal to establish full diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates proves that Israel doesn’t need to retreat from occupied land demanded by the Palestinians to achieve peace and normalization with Arab states. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Netanyahu says UAE deal signals end to ‘land for peace’

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

Israelis hold signs and chant slogans during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Days after deal with UAE, anti-Netanyahu protests resume

By SHLOMO MOR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens during an event called &quot;Kids First: Getting America's Children Safely Back to School&quot; in the State Dining room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump announces peace deal between Israel, UAE

By Lauren Toms, Ben Wolfgang and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump attends a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

UAE and Israel to establish full diplomatic ties

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE and JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Shachar Oren, 25, whistles during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. The boisterous rallies against Netanyahu have brought out a new breed of first-time protesters -- young, middle-class Israelis who have little history of political activity but feel that Netanyahu’s scandal-plagued rule and his handling of the coronavirus crisis have robbed them of their futures. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Political novices drawn to anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

$FILE - In this June 7, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Defense Minister Benny Gantz, both wearing protective mask due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. When Netanyahu and his rival, Gantz, agreed to form an “emergency” government in May after three bitter, and ultimately deadlocked, election campaigns, the goal was to stabilize Israeli politics in the face of a global pandemic. Less than 100 days later their fractious coalition government appears to be headed toward collapse as Israel grapples with a raging coronavirus outbreak, an economic calamity and a wave of public protests. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP, File)$

Israeli PM’s uneasy alliance seems headed toward collapse

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Thousands protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of his official residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Thousands throng central Jerusalem in anti-Netanyahu protest

By ARIEL SCHALIT - Associated Press

Demonstrators chant slogans and hold signs during a rally against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Aug 1, 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)

Israel’s Netanyahu rails at media over protests against him

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

Thousands of protesters chant slogans and hold signs during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Aug 1, 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)

Thousands demonstrate as anti-Netanyahu protests gain steam

By ODED BALILTY - Associated Press

Israelis chant slogans during a protest against corruption near the house of Israel's Minister of Public Security in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Contentious budget vote could push Israel toward elections

By ARIEL SCHALIT - Associated Press

Team members of Israeli artist Itay Zalait, work on an installation depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a mock &quot;Last Supper&quot; at Rabin square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The installation, placed in a central Tel Aviv square on Wednesday, in the latest twist in a summer of protests against Netanyahu and his lengthy rule. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israeli artist takes aim at Netanyahu with life-size statue

By ODED BALILTY - Associated Press

Hundreds of Israelis protest outside Netanyahu’s residence

Associated Press

File - In this Saturday, July 18, 2020 file photo, Israeli police uses water canon to disperse people during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu In Jerusalem. 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, File)

Coronavirus crisis sparks a young Israeli protest movement

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Thousands of demonstrators chant slogans and hold signs during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, July 25, 2020. Protesters demanded that the embattled leader resign as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israelis continue protests against PM’s handling of pandemic

Associated Press

Israeli police officers arrest a demonstrator during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, early Friday, July 24, 2020. Protesters demanded that the embattled leader resign as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli police use water cannons on protesters, arrest 55

By ARIEL SCHALIT - Associated Press

A protester wears a face mask to protect against the coronavirus during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli president lashes out at government, talk of election

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

An Israeli police officer puts his knee on a demonstrator to make an arrest during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, early Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israelis block entrance to parliament amid intense protests

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus as he opens the weekly cabinet meeting, at the foreign ministry, in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (Photo by Gali Tibbon/Pool via AP)

Netanyahu’s graft trial resumes amid Israeli virus anger

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press