Netanyahu Says He Won’t Back Down After Meeting Obama Envoy
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Barack Obama’s new Middle East envoy and told lawmakers afterward he won’t back down from positions that divide Israel and the Palestinians.
David Hale, who replaced George Mitchell last month as Obama’s point man for Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, met Netanyahu in Jerusalem today with White House adviser Dennis Ross, said Kurt Hoyer, the U.S. Embassy spokesman in Tel Aviv.