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Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (help·info) (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ‎, Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born 21 October 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel and is Chairman of the Likud Party. As leader of the conservative Likud party, he was Prime Minister from June 1996 to July 1999. He is the first (and to date only) Prime Minister of Israel to be born after the State of Israel's foundation. He was Finance Minister of Israel until 9 August 2005, having resigned in protest at the Gaza Disengagement Plan advocated by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Netanyahu retook the Likud leadership on 20 December 2005. As of December 2006, he became the official leader of the Opposition in the Knesset and Chairman of the Likud Party. In August 2007 he retained the Likud leadership by beating Moshe Feiglin in party elections.

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A Palestinian woman works in a field in the West Bank village of Al-Aqaba, near Jenin, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. West Bank
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president. Barack Obama
A Palestinian man walks past gates with pictures of Jerusalem's Old City hung on them, used to obscure road construction, inside Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Jerusalem
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Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, left, and Hamas official Khalil al-Haya speak to the press during their joint press conference in Gaza City, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Shaath crossed into Gaza for talks with Hamas on Wednesday, the first such mission since the Hamas takeover. Hamas
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In this photo made available by the U.S. Embassy to Israel, U.S. Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, left, meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Mitchell pressed on with his sputtering, year-old peace mission Sunday, shuttling between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in an effort to break a stubborn deadlock over Israeli settlement construction. George Mitchell
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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) listens as his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi addresses their press conference after a joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) listens as his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi addresses their press conference after a joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a press conference with his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) following their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a press conference with his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) following their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures to his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference following their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures to his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference following their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listens as his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) addresses a press conference following their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listens as his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) addresses a press conference following their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) gestures to his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi during their press conference after a joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) gestures to his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi during their press conference after a joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listens as his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (R) addresses a press conference following their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listens as his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (R) addresses a press conference following their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (front row 4th L) gestures to his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (front row 5th L) as they join ministers from their two governments for a group photo after their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (front row 4th L) gestures to his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (front row 5th L) as they join ministers from their two governments for a group photo after their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (front row 3rd L) and his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as they join ministers from their two governments for a group photo after their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (front row 3rd L) and his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as they join ministers from their two governments for a group photo after their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (fron row 2nd R) waits for his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) to take his place between ministers from their two governments for a group photo after their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (fron row 2nd R) waits for his Israeli counterpart and host Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) to take his place between ministers from their two governments for a group photo after their joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi shake hands at the end of their press conference and joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi shake hands at the end of their press conference and joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi reach out to shake hands at the end of their press conference and joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi reach out to shake hands at the end of their press conference and joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi leave their press conference after a joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi leave their press conference after a joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi arrive for a press conference after their two governments held a joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi arrive for a press conference after their two governments held a joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures at the end of a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not seen, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Berlusconi said Monday he hopes to bring Israel into the European Union, kicking off a three-day visit to the Jewish state meant to bolster already strong ties between the two nations.

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures at the end of a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not seen, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Berlusconi said Monday he hopes to bring Israel into the European Union, kicking off a three-day visit to the Jewish state meant to bolster already strong ties between the two nations.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi laugh during a press conference in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Berlusconi said Monday he hopes to bring Israel into the European Union, kicking off a three-day visit to the Jewish state meant to bolster already strong ties between the two nations.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi laugh during a press conference in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Berlusconi said Monday he hopes to bring Israel into the European Union, kicking off a three-day visit to the Jewish state meant to bolster already strong ties between the two nations.

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, right, gestures at the end of a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Berlusconi said Monday he hopes to bring Israel into the European Union, kicking off a three-day visit to the Jewish state meant to bolster already strong ties between the two nations.

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, right, gestures at the end of a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Berlusconi said Monday he hopes to bring Israel into the European Union, kicking off a three-day visit to the Jewish state meant to bolster already strong ties between the two nations.

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 2: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd R) speaks beside Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (4th R), Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (5th R) and Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (5th L) during a Joint Government meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three day official visit to the region, accompanied by seven members of his cabinet, to improve bi-lateral relations and to discuss the ongoing peace process in the Middle East.

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 2: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd R) speaks beside Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (4th R), Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (5th R) and Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (5th L) during a Joint Government meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three day official visit to the region, accompanied by seven members of his cabinet, to improve bi-lateral relations and to discuss the ongoing peace process in the Middle East.

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 2: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives to attend a Joint Government meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three day official visit to the region, accompanied by seven members of his cabinet, to improve bi-lateral relations and to discuss the ongoing peace process in the Middle East.

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 2: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives to attend a Joint Government meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three day official visit to the region, accompanied by seven members of his cabinet, to improve bi-lateral relations and to discuss the ongoing peace process in the Middle East.

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 2: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) speaks during a Joint Government meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd L) at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three day official visit to the region, accompanied by seven members of his cabinet, to improve bi-lateral relations and to discuss the ongoing peace process in the Middle East.

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"As long as the Hizbullah-Iranian relationship is as close as it is, the Syrians, I think, will only alienate the Iranians at their own peril"


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"Israel should give some thought to what it would be like to lose a friend like Turkey in the future"


Recep Tayyip Erdogan Feb 05 2010 11:58 PM from Globe and Mail

"Our main recommendation is to urge both sides to look at themselves. To have a criminal investigation and to prosecute and punish the people responsible ... It's been my experience, and in the countries in which I've been..."


Richard Goldstone Feb 05 2010 5:52 PM from Huffington Post

"Israeli intervention ... change the face of the region."


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"It (Gaza) is our land and it is the right of any Palestinian to go there"


Mahmoud Abbas Feb 03 2010 5:26 PM from Minneapolis Star Tribune
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JERUSALEM - FEBRUARY 02: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) listens as his visiting Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi addresses their press conference after a joint cabinet meeting at Netanyahu's office on February 2, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and will also meet Palestinian leaders at the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

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