Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem October 12, 2009. Netanyahu gave no ground on peace with the Palestinians in a speech on Monday, reasserting they must recognise Israel as a Jewish state if they wanted a deal for a state of their own. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem October 12, 2009. Netanyahu gave no ground on peace with the Palestinians in a speech on Monday, reasserting they must recognise Israel as a Jewish state if they wanted a deal for a state of their own.

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  10. JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 12: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, October 12, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Netanyahu said that Israel would not allow its citizens to be tried for alleged war crimes over the Gaza war and that adopting a damning UN report on the offensive endangered the stalled peace process.
  11. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen during the opening of the winter session at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Netanyahu on Monday vowed never to allow Israeli leaders or soldiers to stand trial for war crimes over their actions during last winter's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, furiously denouncing a recent U.N. report in a keynote address to parliament.
  12. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, is seen during the opening of the winter session at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Netanyahu on Monday vowed never to allow Israeli leaders or soldiers to stand trial for war crimes over their actions during last winter's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, furiously denouncing a recent U.N. report in a keynote address to parliament.
  13. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, seen, during the opening of the winter session at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Netanyahu on Monday vowed never to allow Israeli leaders or soldiers to stand trial for war crimes over their actions during last winter's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, furiously denouncing a recent U.N. report in a keynote address to parliament.
  14. JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 11: In this photo released by the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with American special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell October 11, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Mitchell met with Netanyahu again today after holding talks with both him and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas October 9 as part of the continuing Middle East peace negotiations.
  15. JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 11: In this photo released by the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with American special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell October 11, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Mitchell met with Netanyahu again today after holding talks with both him and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas October 9 as part of the continuing Middle East peace negotiations.
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