AP Analysis: Speech fallout could determine Netanyahu’s fate
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and DAN PERRY With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a tough re-election fight in two weeks, the U.S. Congress has handed him an unprecedented boost with its…
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Netanyahu assails Iran-nuclear talks in Congress address
By ARON HELLER and DEB RIECHMANN In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran…
US official: US-Israel ties should never be ‘politicized’
By JULIE PACE and ARON HELLER A top Obama administration official declared Monday that the relationship between the United States and Israel “should never be politicized,” while defending President Barack…
Netanyahu, US officials to face off on Iran
By JULIE PACE and ARON HELLER Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top U.S. officials were set to face off Monday in dueling speeches on the high-stakes Iran nuclear negotiations,…
Kerry asks for benefit of the doubt on Iran nuclear talks
By BRADLEY KLAPPER Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried to calm tensions with Israel before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address, yet insisted the Obama administration’s diplomatic record…
Despite spat with US, Israeli leader fighting Iran nuke deal
By ARON HELLER Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington next week on a last-gasp effort to seal what he hopes will become his signature achievement: preventing Iran from…
Israel’s Netanyahu facing new scandal over bloated expenses
By ARON HELLER With Israeli elections looming and the region in turmoil, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu found himself once more enmeshed in a gossipy scandal on Tuesday: a new government…
FACT CHECK: Rand Paul backtracks on vaccines, college
By CHARLES BABINGTON As Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky eyes a presidential race, he’s likely to face questions about several contested or disproven statements he has made on various…