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In March 2010, U.S. vice president Joe Biden stood by Israeli prime minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem and was lauded as Israel’s friend, symbolizing, the “unbreakable bond” between Israel and the U.S. administration headed by President Barack Obama. The purpose of Biden’s visit was to provide impetus to the Israeli and Palestinian leadership as the U.S. president’s team sought to breathe life into an expiring peace process.
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Milton-Edwards, B. (2011). Israel and the Palestinian Authority: Resigning to Status Quo. In: Akbarzadeh, S. (eds) America’s Challenges in the Greater Middle East. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230119598_6
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