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Will US cave to Netanyahu again?

US Secretary of State John Kerry's blunt words for Israel shows he is withstanding pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but for how much longer?

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaches out to shake hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem November 6, 2013.  REUTERS/Jason Reed   (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX151ZB
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaches out to shake hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Jerusalem, Nov. 6, 2013. — REUTERS/Jason Reed

Allies don’t usually criticize each other in public. But this is exactly what happened between Israel and the United States.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly attacked each other regarding the two issues that the United States has said are its top foreign policy priorities in the region: Iran and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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