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Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel's prime minister flatly rejected President Obama's call yesterday for a return to Israel's 1967 borders as a…

On the recordMay 19, 2011
Israel's prime minister flatly rejected President Obama's call yesterday for a return to Israel's 1967 borders as a basis for Middle East peace talks.
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Benjamin Netanyahu

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Netanyahu's response to President Obama's proposal regarding Middle East peace.

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