Binyamin Netanyahu humiliated after Barack Obama 'dumped him for dinner':
For a head of government to visit the White House and not pose for photographers is rare. For a key ally to be left to his own devices while the President withdraws to have dinner in private was, until this week, unheard of. Yet that is how Binyamin Netanyahu was treated by President Obama on Tuesday night Ref. Source 1
Netanyahu has canceled a White House meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled a White House meeting planned for Tuesday to attend to the crisis triggered by an Israeli commando raid at sea that killed at least 10 people, the Associated Press reported. Ref. USAToday
I remember Netanyahu from the original Gulf War when broadcasters were in bunkers with helmets on, hiding under desks. Israel has only a small circle of members they play musical chairs with, and it rotates around, the members filling the same various roles, of Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, etc. And he is simply back up in Prime Minister again. Much like a lot of world leaders, it really doesn't matter who is apparently in charge - he is very charismatic though.
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US Backs Netanyahu: Israel is Jewish State
By Yitzhak Benhorin
The US State Department said Tuesday it supports Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state. Ref. Source 3