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Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, during a press conference following the announcement of an agreement between the two rival Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah, at Haniyeh's residence in Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Hamas and Fatah made a new attempt Wednesday to overcome the Palestinians' political split, saying they would seek to form an interim unity government within five weeks, followed by general elections by December at the earliest. It was not clear how the new attempt announced Wednesday would succeed where previous ones failed, since the fundamental difficulties remain in place. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Rival Palestinian’s unity deal a blow to struggling Mideast peace process

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss his budget and the status of diplomatic hot spots. Lawmakers' questions focused on Russia, Ukraine, Iran and Syria. Kerry, a former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, threatened Russia with tougher economic sanctions if it fails to back down from its chaotic involvement in Ukraine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

MAY: The Mideast peace process peters out

By Clifford D. May

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)

Israelis, Palestinians call on U.S. to mediate new round of peace talks

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 18, 2014 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a town hall meeting at the State Department. The Obama administration on Wednesday vented its anger at public insults and criticism of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry by Israel's defense minister. The State Department said Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest recent remarks by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, who had accused the Obama administration of being weak on Iran and questioned its commitment to Israel's security. Previously, Yaalon has criticized Kerry personally for being unrealistic and naive in trying to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

US irate with Israeli defense minister comments

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 18, 2014 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a town hall meeting at the State Department. The Obama administration on Wednesday vented its anger at public insults and criticism of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry by Israel's defense minister. The State Department said Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest recent remarks by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, who had accused the Obama administration of being weak on Iran and questioned its commitment to Israel's security. Previously, Yaalon has criticized Kerry personally for being unrealistic and naive in trying to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

U.S. infuriated by Israeli defense minister’s comments

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 21, 2011, photo, President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seen during a meeting in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama, Abbas to meet Monday morning regarding peace talks

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama listens as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 17, 2014. President Barack Obama said a Mideast peace solution remains elusive but he's hoping to see progress in coming days and weeks. Obama spoke as he sat down Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the path forward. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Abbas tells Obama window for Israel peace deal is closing

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 21, 2011, photo, President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seen during a meeting in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama, Palestinian leader meet as deadline nears

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Rabbis speaks to one another as they joined other Orthodox Jews in New York, Sunday, March 9, 2014, on Water Street in lower Manhattan, to pray and protest against the Israeli government's proposal to pass a law that would draft strictly religious citizens into its army. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Israel passes law meant to draft ultra-Orthodox

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Malibu officials say feds caused Netanyahu jam

Associated Press

This photo released by the Israel Defense Forces shows a missile on an intercepted ship in the Red Sea Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Israeli naval forces raided a ship deep in the Red Sea early Wednesday and seized dozens of advanced rockets from Iran destined for Palestinian militants in Gaza, the military said. (AP Photo/IDF)

BERES: Why there can be no lasting Palestinian demilitarization

By Louis Rene Beres

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Wiesenthal Center founder and dean Rabbi Marvin Hier greet leaders in Los Angeles's Jewish community at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. Netanyahu, who visited the Los Angeles museum on a previous trip to California, has praised the center's plans to build a Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Netanyahu speaks about Iran at Los Angeles museum

By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with California Gov. Jerry Brown, right, before the signing of an agreement to expand cooperation at the Computer History Museum Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Mountain View, Calif. Netanyahu is visiting California, trading a focus on the geopolitics of the Middle East for a Hollywood screening and visits with Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Netanyahu and Gov. Brown sign pro-business pact

By MARTHA MENDOZA - Associated Press

Obama asks top aide Susan Rice to travel to Israel

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DANON: Netanyahu, Likud stand united for Israel

By Danny Danon

This photo released by the Israel Defense Forces shows a missile on an intercepted ship in the Red Sea Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Israeli naval forces raided a ship deep in the Red Sea early Wednesday and seized dozens of advanced rockets from Iran destined for Palestinian militants in Gaza, the military said. (AP Photo/IDF)

Israelis had U.S. help in intercepting Iranian missile shipment to Palestine

By Guy Taylor and Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

This photo released by the Israel Defense Forces shows a missile on an intercepted ship in the Red Sea Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Israeli naval forces raided a ship deep in the Red Sea early Wednesday and seized dozens of advanced rockets from Iran destined for Palestinian militants in Gaza, the military said. (AP Photo/IDF)

Israeli naval raid nabs rocket shipment

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the AIPAC meeting at the Washington Convention Center, Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Washington. On Monday, the prime minister met with President Barack Obama at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Israeli leader makes Hollywood stop for premiere

By ROBERT JABLON - Associated Press

President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 3, 2014. Seeking to keep a pair of delicate diplomatic efforts afloat, Obama will personally appeal to Netanyahu to move forward on peace talks with the Palestinians, while also trying to manage Israel's deep suspicion of his pursuit of a nuclear accord with Iran. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama tells Netanyahu ‘tough decisions’ necessary in peace talks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 3, 2014. Seeking to keep a pair of delicate diplomatic efforts afloat, Obama will personally appeal to Netanyahu to move forward on peace talks with the Palestinians, while also trying to manage Israel's deep suspicion of his pursuit of a nuclear accord with Iran. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama prods Netanyahu toward ‘tough decisions’ on Palestinian peace talks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times