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FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 file photo, Polish President Andrzej Duda , left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, talk after a group photo during a two-day international conference on the Middle East, at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland. An off-hand comment by Netanyahu in Warsaw about Poland and the Holocaust looks to overshadow a summit of central European leaders this week in Israel. Poland’s abrupt decision Sunday to downgrade its participation in the Visegrad conference suddenly cast a pall gathering. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Netanyahu’s Nazi remark prompts Poland to nix Israel summit

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

File -- In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 photo Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, attend a group photo during a meeting in Warsaw, Poland. Poland's prime minister canceled plans for his country to send a delegation to meeting in Jerusalem on Monday after the acting Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz said that Poles &quot;collaborated with the Nazis&quot; and &quot;sucked anti-Semitism from their mothers' milk&quot;. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: US Jewish group asks Poland, Israel to stay calm

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United States Vice President Mike Pence, Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, from left, stand on a podium at a conference on Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The Polish capital is host for a two-day international conference, co-organized by Poland and the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Israel-Central Europe summit canceled after Polish pullout

By Vanessa Gera and Aron Heller - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)

Israel PM appoints interim foreign minister

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Netanyahu rival: Israel should not control Palestinians

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, Pool)

Signs of warming ties as Israeli ministers head to Gulf

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In this image made from video provided by Yehunda Pinto, the wreckage of a jet is seen on fire near Harduf, northern Israel, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. The Israeli military shot down an Iranian drone that infiltrated the country early Saturday before launching a &quot;large-scale attack&quot; on at least a dozen Iranian and Syrian targets in Syria. Israel called it a &quot;severe and irregular violation of Israeli sovereignty&quot; and warned of further action against the unprecedented Iranian aggression. (Yehunda Pinto via AP)

Israeli minister says airstrikes sent clear message to Iran

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

In this March 7, 2017 file photo, Israel's transportation and intelligence minister Yisrael Katz speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in his office in Tel Aviv, Israel. Katz told The AP on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, that following the surprising resignation of Lebanon's prime minister, Israel is planning a diplomatic offensive against Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)

AP Interview: Israel planning UN action against Iran

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press