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Israelis throw water at each other during a fun water fight event at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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A person sprays water on others during a fun water fight event at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Israelis spray water at each other during a fun water fight event that was staged at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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A man sprays water on others during a fun water fight event at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (left) speaks as his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, looks on at a press conference following their meeting in Jerusalem on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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** FILE ** Palestinian trucks loaded with fruits and other goods arrive in Rafah, Gaza Strip, from Israel through the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Thursday, June 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men run during a protest against the removal of ancient tombs in the neighborhood of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Israeli police say they have arrested several dozen people in a violent protest by ultra-Orthodox activists opposed to an excavation they say is disturbing Jewish grave sites. Five police officers and ten demonstrators were lightly wounded. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pause during a protest against the removal of ancient tombs in the neighborhood of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Israeli police say they have arrested several dozen people in a violent protest by ultra-Orthodox activists opposed to an excavation they say is disturbing Jewish gravesites. Five police officers and 10 demonstrators were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men scuffle with mounted police officers during a protest against the removal of ancient tombs in the neighborhood of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Israeli police say they have arrested several dozen people in a violent protest by ultra-Orthodox activists opposed to an excavation they say is disturbing Jewish gravesites. Five police officers and 10 demonstrators were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man lies on the ground with blood on his face after a scuffle with border police officers during a protest against the removal of ancient tombs in the neighborhood of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Israeli police say they have arrested several dozen people in a violent protest by ultra-Orthodox activists opposed to an excavation they say is disturbing Jewish gravesites. Five police officers and 10 demonstrators were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Demonstrating against Israel's closure of Gaza, Palestinians, some with national flags, stage a weekly protest near the Israeli border (background) in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday June 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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**FILE** Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the United States (AP Photo)

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** FILE ** In this photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his wife Sara wave as they board a plane at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv early Sunday, May 17, 2009, on their way for the first visit to Washington since Netanyahu became Israeli Prime Minister.

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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says via video link Monday that "armed struggle" was the only way to regain Arab lands from Israel. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called Israel's plan to construct new housing units in West Bank settlements despite U.S. calls for a building freeze “completely unacceptable.” (Associated Press)

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Yuval Steinitz (left), Israel's minister of strategic and intelligence affairs, is pictured with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear in a meeting with President Obama that his intent to engage in the peace process is predicated on actions by Palestinians as well as U.S. actions on Iran.

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** FILE ** Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak

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Daniel Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., is supporting a government post for controversial Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman. (The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Israeli soldiers are seen in a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. (Associated Press)