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December 21, 2020

Can Bibi and Biden get along?

By Shalom Lipner and Katherine Wolff

Few world leaders have been as close to Donald Trump as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has pushed policies—from suspected covert attacks against Iran to expanded settlements in the West Bank—that will likely antagonize the US president-elect. But Joe Biden needs Israel on board with his plans for the Middle East. Shalom Lipner and Katherine Wolff dive in – Can the two leaders make it work?

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