Netanyahu Heads Home as Congress Applause Follows Obama Clash
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrapped up a five-day U.S. visit that began with a White House clash with President Barack Obama over Palestinian peacemaking and ended with 29 standing ovations from Congress.
In his address to a joint meeting of the House and the Senate yesterday, Netanyahu held firm to his rejection of Obama’s proposal to use boundaries from before the 1967 Six-Day War combined with land swaps as a starting point for peace negotiations. Palestinian leaders in turn said they were not impressed with Netanyahu’s declaration that he would make “painful” compromises to resolve the conflict.