Netanyahu Defends West Bank Settlements Ahead of Israel Vote
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended building in the West Bank today as he sought to recapture the votes of settlers who have gravitated to the upstart Jewish Home party ahead of this week’s election.
Netanyahu went to the Ariel settlement to attend the funeral of its longtime mayor, Ron Nachman, who died Jan. 18, and sought to reassure residents it would not be dismantled in any peace deal with the Palestinians.