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FILE - In this July 23, 2018 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens to his spokesman David Keyes as he opens the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office. An opposition Israeli lawmaker is calling on Netanyahu to suspend Keyes following sexual assault allegations. Michal Rozin, a legislator with the dovish Meretz party, says David Keyes, Netanyahu's spokesman to the foreign media, can no longer represent Israel to the world amid the accusations. (Gali Tibbon/Pool via AP, File)

Israeli lawmaker to PM: Dismiss US envoy over aide scandal

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 23, 2018 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens to his spokesman David Keyes as he opens the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office. An opposition Israeli lawmaker is calling on Netanyahu to suspend Keyes following sexual assault allegations. Michal Rozin, a legislator with the dovish Meretz party, says David Keyes, Netanyahu's spokesman to the foreign media, can no longer represent Israel to the world amid the accusations. (Gali Tibbon/Pool via AP, File)

Netanyahu aide accused of assault takes leave of absence

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 19, 2018 file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, right, jokes to photographers as he holds an Israeli-made Galil rifle which was presented to him by former Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa at the turnover-of-command ceremony at the Camp Crame in Quezon city northeast of Manila. The first-ever visit to Israel of a leader of the Philippines is sure to be touted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as another stirring success in his campaign to reverse years of isolation and enhance Israel's relations with various countries across the globe. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Duterte visit showcases Netanyahu’s roster of tough-guy pals

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference following his meeting with Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis at the government's headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Israeli PM wants Baltics to help change view of Israel

By LIUDAS DAPKUS - Associated Press

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference following his meeting with Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis at the government's headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Netanyahu welcomes airlines decision not to fly to Iran

By LIUDAS DAPKUS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, American and Israeli Reform rabbis pray at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city. Israel's recent detentions of Jewish-American critics entering the country is shining a spotlight on a growing gulf between the country's hard-line government and the predominantly liberal Jewish community in the U.S. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Israeli questioning of US Jews at border exposes deeper rift

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, American and Israeli Reform rabbis pray at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city. Israel's recent detentions of Jewish-American critics entering the country is shining a spotlight on a growing gulf between the country's hard-line government and the predominantly liberal Jewish community in the U.S. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Israel questions U.S. Jews at border crossings, exposes deeper rift

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Israeli police again question PM on corruption allegations

Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 file photo, Israelis from the Druze community participate in a rally against a contentious new law, in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Druze minority -- Arabic speakers who serve in the country’s military -- are demonstrating against the “Nation-State” law, saying it downgrades them to second class citizens. Israel’s nationalist government says the recently passed law merely reinforces the country’s Jewish character. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Druze army vets campaign against Israel’s Jewish state law

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 12, 2015 file photo, then co-leader of the center-left Zionist Union Isaac Herzog visits a market in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, three years after he narrowly missed out on becoming prime minister of Israel, Herzog will became the chairman of the Jewish Agency. Herzog told The Associated Press he sees an even higher calling in heading the non-governmental organization devoted to bridging the gap between Israel and the more liberal Jewish Diaspora. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)

AP Interview: Israel’s Herzog vows to bridge Jewish divide

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Russian FM meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem over Syria, Iran

Associated Press

Reports detail Mossad raid on Iranian nuclear documents

Associated Press

Israeli leader says economic pressure on Iran bearing fruit

Associated Press

Netanyahu hails German approval of $1B Israel drone deal

Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Downing Street, London, Wednesday, June 6, 2018. May and Netanyahu held talks inside 10 Downing Street. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Benjamin Netanyahu continues European tour to persuade leaders to quit Iran nuclear deal

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Netanyahu is meeting France's President Emmanuel Macron as part of his European tour, in an effort to rally support from allies over Iran. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Israel’s Netanyahu, France’s Macron disagree over Iran deal

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem Sunday, June 3, 2018 (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)

Netanyahu heads to Europe with Iran on his mind

By CARON CREIGHTON - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem Sunday, June 3, 2018 (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)

Netanyahu heads to Europe with Iran on his mind

By CARON CREIGHTON - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the dedication ceremony of the embassy of Guatemala in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Guatemala has opened its new embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the second country to do so after the United States. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

Israel’s security cabinet will meet in underground bunker

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this photo combination, Palestinians protest near the border of Israel and the Gaza Strip, left, and on the same day dignitaries, from left, Sara Netanyahu, her husband Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner, and U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, applaud at the opening ceremony of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, May 14, 2018. Netanyahu praised the inauguration of the embassy as a "great day for peace," as dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Gaza amidst ongoing clashes. (AP Photo)

Jerusalem embassy opening marred by violent protests

By Seth J. Frantzman