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President Joe Biden meets with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden tells outgoing Israeli president: ‘Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on my watch’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, March. 24, 2021, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to his supporters after the first exit poll results for the Israeli parliamentary elections at his Likud party's headquarters in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Israel’s Netanyahu sees prospects fade as his trial resumes

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

Chairman of Israel's Central Elections Committee Judge Uzi Fogelman, left, poses with Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin with official election results in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Israeli election officials Wednesday handed the results of last week's vote to President Reuven Rivlin, nudging forward the country' elusive efforts to break political deadlock, form a government and avoid an unprecedented fifth consecutive round of balloting. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israel’s president calls for new alliances to solve deadlock

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

In this March. 1, 2020, file photo, people walk next to election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Benny Gantz, left, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israel’s president on Sunday, April 12, 2020, turned down a request from Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz for a two-week extension to form a new coalition government. The announcement means that Gantz and Netanyahu have a midnight deadline on Monday night to reach a power-sharing deal. If they fail, the country could be forced into a fourth consecutive election in just over a year. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Netanyahu gains strength as coalition deadline nears

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech from his Jerusalem office on Saturday, March 14, 2020, saying Israel's restaurants and places of entertainment will be closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He also encouraged people not to go to their workplaces unless absolutely necessary. (Gali Tibbon/Pool via AP)

Netanyahu rival Gantz chosen to form new Israeli government

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

This photo taken with reflections in windows at the visitors tribune, Israel's President Reuven Rivlin delivers his speech during a special meeting of the German Parliament Bundestag commemorating the victims of the Holocaust in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Israeli president: Germany must win anti-Semitism fight

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, and Israel's President Reuven Rivlin, right, sing as they attend a performance of the school choir during their visit at the Jewish Moses Mendelssohn school in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

Israeli president warns of hatred during Berlin school visit

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, center, and his wife Elke Buedenbender enter the Auschwitz I Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Heads of State and survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp gathered Monday for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet army's liberation of the camp, using the testimony of survivors to warn about the signs of rising anti-Semitism and hatred in the world today. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Poland’s president invited to Israel amid row over WWII

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Empolyees hold a cocktail dress, a wallet and a strawhat that belonged to Eva Braun the wife of Adolf Hitler prior to an auction in Grasbrunn, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. A Jewish group has sharply condemned an auction of Nazi memorabilia in Germany. The European Jewish Association condemned the auction Wednesday at Hermann Historica in Munich, saying that “it’s wrong to make money off these blood-soaked items, especially in Germany of all places&quot;. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)

Lebanese-born donor of Hitler items welcomed in Israel

By PATTY NIEBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2019, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during his party's faction meeting in Jerusalem. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, that Netanyahu has ended his quest to form a new coalition government -- a step that pushes the country into new political uncertainty. Netanyahu fell short of securing a 61-seat parliamentary majority in last month’s national election. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Former top general gets a shot at forming Israeli government

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2109 file photo, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. For the sixth time in his lengthy political career, Netanyahu has been tasked by Israel’s president to form a new government. This time it’s no mere formality, but rather a daunting endeavor that looks like mission impossible. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Israeli politics remain in chaos after deadlocked election

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz, left, Esther Hayut, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a memorial service for former President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

The Latest: Netanyahu tapped to form new government

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 14, 2019. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool via AP)

Israeli president begins consultations before tapping new PM

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Cyprus' president Nicos Anastasiades, right, and Israel's President Reuven Rivlin talk, during a press conference after their meeting at the presidential palace in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Rivlin is in Cyprus for a one-day official visit for talks. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Israel: ‘Much safer’ Mediterranean with Cyprus teamwork

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk during the welcome ceremony in Tel Aviv, Monday, May 22,2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Donald Trump opens first visit to Israel as president

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama meets with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama, Israeli leader meet on ISIS, security

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin walks past a historical map of Poland as he tours the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews during the opening of the core exhibition, in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Museum of Jewish history opens in Poland

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Embassy Row: ‘Affront’ to Knesset

By James Morrison - The Washington Times