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August 25, 2021

Israel's New PM Naftali Bennett Pushes Hard-Line Positions Ahead of Meeting Biden
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Israel's new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, has arrived in Washington,
where he will meet with President Biden on Thursday. In a new interview
with The New York Times, Bennett ruled out reaching a peace agreement
with the Palestinians, vowed to expand illegal Jewish settlements in the
West Bank and threatened to continue Israel's covert attacks on Iran.


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