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Opponents take last-ditch aim at Israeli leader

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) heads the weekly Cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Mr. Netanyahu said Israel will erect a fortified fence on the border with Syria to protect against radical Islamist forces that he claims have taken over the area. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)

Netanyahu: Israel needs fence on Syrian frontier

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

**FILE** Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media at Hakirya military base in Tel Aviv on Nov. 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

Israel ex-spy chief blasts PM ahead of election

By Daniel Estrin - Associated Press

Naftali Bennett, head of the Jewish Home party, speaks in Ashdod, Israel, on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Mr. Bennett, the charismatic new leader of Israel's Jewish religious right, is siphoning a large chunk of votes from the prime minister's party, according to polls ahead of Jan. 22 election. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

New Israeli right-wing leader worries Netanyahu

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich has helped compile a list of parliamentary candidates known more for their devotion to social causes than to peace activism. (Associated Press)

Netanyahu’s challengers focus on social ills, not Palestinians

By Amy Teibel - Associated Press

** FILE ** Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the press about the Palestinian bid to the U.N. during a visit to an exhibition marking 35 years since Egyptian president Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)

Netanyahu defends push to create new settlements

By Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

** FILE ** Construction is underway at a site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Sholmo on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (Associated Press)

Netanyahu vows more Israeli construction in east Jerusalem

By Ian Deitch - Associated Press

**FILE** Palestinian supporters of Hamas wave flags during a rally in the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Dec. 14, 2012, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the militant group. (Associated Press)

Diplomat: Palestinians to oppose Israeli settlements

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (AP Photo)

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman charged with breach of trust

By Amy Teibel - Associated Press

Exiled leader Khaled Mashaal (center), in his first visit to Gaza, joins Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (right) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the militant group. Once the target of an Israeli assassination attempt, Mr. Mashaal now is confident enough to enter Gaza and walk around in public. (Associated Press)

Israel grows jittery of new Palestinian uprising

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

World Briefs: Netanyahu says world has double standards

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (left) speaks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU condemns Israel over settlements

By Don Melvin and Slobodan Lekic - Associated Press

Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal waves to Palestinian Hamas supporters during a rally to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the militant group, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Israel grows jittery of new Palestinian uprising

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Illustration: Obama and Israel

MEYERS: Obama can’t blame Israel for Palestine

By David Meyers

A Palestinian man works Dec. 2, 2012, at a new housing development in the Jewish West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim, near Jerusalem. (Associated Press)

Israel rejects European pressure over settlements

By Amy Teibel and Lori Hinnant - Associated Press

Palestinians wave flags as they celebrate their successful bid to win U.N. statehood recognition on Sunday. Israel said it would withhold more than $100 million collected for the Palestinian government to pay debts to Israeli companies. (Associated Press)

Palestinian vote prompts Israel to withhold funds

By Amy Teibel - Associated Press

Palestinians hold pictures of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they celebrate their successful bid to win U.N. observer recognition, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian President Abbas returns triumphantly from U.N.

By Aron Heller and Dalia Nammari - Associated Press

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives at the United Nations Plaza Hotel in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. The Palestinians predicted a historic U.N. vote recognizing their statehood this week, praising important new support from France on Tuesday and likely backing from other European nations seen as critical to enhancing their international standing. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Palestinians say U.N. bid is last-ditch peace effort

By Karin Laub - Associated Press

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak speaks to the media in Tel Aviv on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

In shocker, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak quits politics

By Amy Teibel - Associated Press

An Israeli soldier sleeps atop an armored medical vehicle as they form a convoy to be driven out of southern Israel, near the Israel Gaza Strip Border, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Israelis cautious as a cease-fire with Hamas takes hold

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times