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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) chats with U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell in a meeting in Jerusalem May 20, 2010.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) walks with U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell for a meeting in Jerusalem May 20, 2010.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – MAY 20: In this handout image provided by U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, US Special Envoy George Mitchell (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu as they meet at the Prime Minister’s office on May 20, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Special envoy Mitchell has initiated a new round of middle east talks, mediating between the Israelis and Palestinian National Authority, while both parties refuse to hold direct talks.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks in front of a poster of the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin upon his arrival at the Likud party meeting at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem May 17, 2010.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks in front of a poster of the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin upon his arrival at the Likud party meeting at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem May 17, 2010.

JERUSALEM – MAY 16: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on May 16, 2010 in Israel. The meeting comes as ancient graves are being relocated at Barzilai Medical Center, in order to erect a new emergency room. Yesterday marked the 62nd anniversary of Israel’s creation in 1948.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a basket of grapes offered to him by Israeli children on the occasion of the Jewish feast of Shavout at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on May 16, 2010. Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested in the morning against the Israeli government’s decision to relocate ancient tombs in Ashkelon in order to erect on the site a new emergency ward for a hospital in the southern Israeli city. Under pressure from the religious Jews, who say the work would desecrate ancient tombs belonging to their ancestors, the government had frozen its plans before finally deciding to go ahead with the project.

JERUSALEM – MAY 16: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on May 16, 2010 in Israel. The meeting comes as ancient graves are being relocated at Barzilai Medical Center, in order to erect a new emergency room. Yesterday marked the 62nd anniversary of Israel’s creation in 1948.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres (3rd L) arrive for a ceremony marking Jerusalem Day at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day marks the anniversary of Israel’s capture of the Eastern part of the city during the 1967 Middle East War. Israel annexed East Jerusalem as part of its capital in a move not recognized internationally.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, front, lays a wreath at a ceremony marking Jerusalem Day at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day marks the anniversary of Israel’s capture of the eastern part of the city during the 1967 Middle East War.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a ceremony marking Jerusalem Day at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day marks the anniversary of Israel’s capture of the Eastern part of the city during the 1967 Middle East War. Israel annexed East Jerusalem as part of its capital in a move not recognized internationally.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony marking Jerusalem Day at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day marks the anniversary of Israel’s capture of the eastern part of the city during the 1967 Middle East War.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks back to his seat after delivering a speech during a ceremony marking Jerusalem Day at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day marks the anniversary of Israel’s capture of the Eastern part of the city during the 1967 Middle East War. Israel annexed East Jerusalem as part of its capital in a move not recognized internationally.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech for Jerusalem Day at the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day marks Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem and the reunification of the city, which had been divided into Israeli and Jordanian sectors from Israel’s establishment in 1948 until the 1967 war.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves after his speech at an assembly for Jerusalem Day at the Merkaz Harav seminary in Jerusalem May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day, which begins on Tuesday night, marks the anniversary of Israel’s capture of the Arab Eastern part of the city. Israel annexed East Jerusalem as part of its capital in the 1967 Middle East War in a move not recognized internationally.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during an event for Jerusalem Day at the The Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day marks Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem and the reunification of the city, which had been divided into Israeli and Jordanian sectors from Israel’s establishment in 1948 until the 1967 war.

ISRAEL – MAY 11: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the IDF northern command on May 11, 2010 in Northern Israel. According to Israel’s Prime Minister, Israel seeks peace in the region, and has no intentions to attack neighbours.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with a soldier during a military exercise at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa May 11, 2010.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and army chief Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi (L) observe a military exercise at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa May 11, 2010.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Israeli Army Chief of Staff Gaby Ashkenazi watch a military drill in northern Israel, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Netanyahu on Tuesday said thatIran is trying to provoke war between Israel and Syria, during a visit to a Northern Command training base.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and army chief Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi (L) look through binoculars as they observe a military exercise at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa May 11, 2010.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) observes a military exercise at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa May 11, 2010.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and army chief Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi observe a military exercise at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa May 11, 2010.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures, during a press conference in Jerusalem, Monday, May 10, 2010. Israel won a rare victory on the international diplomatic stage Monday, gaining acceptance in an exclusive club of prosperous economies after a 15-year effort to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and in the face of stiff Palestinian opposition.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a press conference in his Jerusalem office on May 10, 2010 after Israel joined the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the exclusive club of prominent world economies, despite Palestinian objections to the inclusion of the Jewish state. Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz hailed as ‘historic’ the Jewish state’s acceptance as a member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The organisation said ‘Israel’s scientific and technological policies have produced outstanding outcomes on a world scale.’

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference in his office in Jerusalem May 10, 2010. Israel, Estonia and Slovenia were invited to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday, swelling the ranks of the club of free-market democracies to 34 countries.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiles during a press conference in his Jerusalem office on May 10, 2010 after Israel joined the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the exclusive club of prominent world economies, despite Palestinian objections to the inclusion of the Jewish state. Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz hailed as ‘historic’ the Jewish state’s acceptance as a member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The organisation said ‘Israel’s scientific and technological policies have produced outstanding outcomes on a world scale.’

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 9, 2010. Netanyahu says the newly launched indirect peace talks with the Palestinians must move to direct negotiations as soon as possible.

JERUSALEM – MAY 9: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his office on May 9, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. The meeting involved discussions about the Palestinian Authority’s proximity talks with Israel with a view to increasing peace in the region.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transport Minister Yisrael Katz (L) arrive at the weekly cabinet meeting in Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem May 9, 2010.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech in Jerusalem, Tuesday May 4, 2010. U.S. mediator George Mitchell is working to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace contacts after a halt of more than a year. He plans to start his mission Wednesday by meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a conference in Jerusalem May 4, 2010.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on May 3, 2010. Netanyahu’s visit comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity two days after the Arab League came out in support of indirect US-brokered talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, not pictured, at the red sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, Monday, May 3, 2010. Talks focused on the efforts to begin indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, left, stands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second left, Governor of the Central Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, second right, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, as they pose for a picture at a ceremony to renew Fischer’s post at the Israeli Bank for another four years, in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 2, 2010. Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed Arab nations’ endorsement of indirect, U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians, saying he is ready to restart negotiations “at any time and at any place.

Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz (L-R) attend a swearing-in ceremony for Fischer’s second five-year term in Jerusalem May 2, 2010. Fischer said on Sunday Israel could become a leading economy globally if a Middle East peace deal is reached but that the key challenges for now were to accelerate growth and cut poverty.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second right on the background, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday May 2, 2010. Israel’s Prime Minister on Sunday welcomed the Arab nations’ endorsement of indirect, U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a ceremony to renew the post of Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Central Bank of Israel, not pictured, in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 2, 2010. Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed Arab nations’ endorsement of indirect, U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians, saying he is ready to restart negotiations “at any time and at any place.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd L) arrives to vote on a proposal to amend the Likud party’s constitution at the party’s headquarters in Tel Aviv April 29, 2010. Netanyahu has moved to delay any leadership challenge from the far right in his Likud party as the United States tries to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks in front of a poster depicting the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin, upon his arrival to vote on a proposal to amend the Likud party’s constitution at the party’s headquarters in Tel Aviv April 29, 2010. Netanyahu has moved to delay any leadership challenge from the far right in his Likud party as the United States tries to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu votes at the Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, April 29, 2010. Members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party were voting on a proposal by the Israeli leader to delay internal party elections by up to two years. The election was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu’s leadership.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to cast his ballot for a proposal to amend the Likud party’s constitution at the party’s headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2010. Netanyahu was to take on hardliners in his own party in a procedural vote his opponents hope will limit his ability to make concessions in new peace talks. Over 2,500 members of the right-wing Likud party’s central committee were to vote on a motion backed by Netanyahu to amend the party constitution so that a convention that renews its membership could be delayed by 20 months.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot for a proposal to amend the Likud party’s constitution at the party’s headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2010. Netanyahu was to take on hardliners in his own party in a procedural vote his opponents hope will limit his ability to make concessions in new peace talks. Over 2,500 members of the right-wing Likud party’s central committee were to vote on a motion backed by Netanyahu to amend the party constitution so that a convention that renews its membership could be delayed by 20 months.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves near a portrait of late Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin (L) after casting his ballot for a proposal to amend the Likud party’s constitution at the party’s headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2010. Netanyahu was to take on hardliners in his own party in a procedural vote his opponents hope will limit his ability to make concessions in new peace talks. Over 2,500 members of the right-wing Likud party’s central committee were to vote on a motion backed by Netanyahu to amend the party constitution so that a convention that renews its membership could be delayed by 20 months.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) holds a news conference with fellow Likud party members at parliament in Jerusalem April 28, 2010. Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “intends” to renew stalled peace negotiations, suggesting a breakthrough was possible after months of deadlock.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud party meeting at parliament in Jerusalem April 26, 2010. Netanyahu has moved to delay any leadership challenge from the far right in his Likud party as the United States tries to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) waves after a news conference with fellow Likud party members at parliament in Jerusalem April 28, 2010. Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “intends” to renew stalled peace negotiations, suggesting a breakthrough was possible after months of deadlock.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Likud Party conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, April. 27, 2010.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Likud Party conference, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, April. 27, 2010.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 26, 2010. The Israeli government has effectively frozen new Jewish construction in Jerusalem’s disputed eastern sector, municipal officials said Monday. The decision was made despite Netanyahu’s public insistence that building would not be stopped in the face of U.S. pressure.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, listens to Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 26, 2010. The Israeli government has effectively frozen new Jewish construction in Jerusalem’s disputed eastern sector, municipal officials said Monday. The decision was made despite Netanyahu’s public insistence that building would not be stopped in the face of U.S. pressure.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, walks in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 26, 2010. The Israeli government has effectively frozen new Jewish construction in Jerusalem’s disputed eastern sector, municipal officials said Monday. The decision was made despite Netanyahu’s public insistence that building would not be stopped in the face of U.S. pressure.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, stands with Governor of the Central Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer, center, and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz during a press conference in Jerusalem. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Fischer has agreed to serve a second five-year term. The U.S.-educated economist said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that he accepts the appointment “willingly and with great respect.”

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