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Benjamin Netanyahu's latest visit to Washington may or may not lead to better relations

during it after the presidency of

Barack Obama. After yesterday's closed-door White House meeting, the prime minister got an award

from a conservative group critical of the president. Today, he'll take questions at a liberal

think tank with ties to the White House and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. It's a delicate

moment with the U.S. considering increased aid to the

Jewish state, while a two-state solution with the Palestinians appears less likely than ever.

Today's talking point should Russia be banned from next summer's Olympics. First, here's the

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U.S. relations with Israel have been strained by the nuclear deal with Iran and other disagreements

between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu. Will the prime minister's current visit to Washington

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