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UAE raises the stakes for PA reform for postwar Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Netanyahu: 'Time will tell' on cease-fire 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington looking to dodge the Biden administration’s pressure to secure a cease-fire and hostage exchange. 

While he glided around the subject in his remarks to Congress, Vice President Kamala Harris told him, in front of reporters on Thursday, that “it’s time to get this deal done,” as Bryant Harris reports.

Netanyahu reportedly was irked, and former US President Donald Trump — meeting with the Israeli PM Friday in Florida and running for president against Harris — called her remarks "disrespectful" toward Israel.

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