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Major unions call on Biden to ‘immediately halt all military aid to Israel’
Unions have a spoken out on foreign policy matters related to the United States for decades, one union general president said
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Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress today. Here’s what to know and how to watch.
This will be Netanyahu’s fourth address to Congress, and the first since 2015
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After uncertainty, Benjamin Netanyahu secures meetings with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
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Netanyahu meets with hostage families in DC as pressure mounts for a deal
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Adidas removes 1972 Olympic sneaker ads, apologizes to Bella Hadid over Munich massacre associations
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Kamala Harris will miss Netanyahu’s address to Congress. Here’s why.
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Number of Israeli hostages who have died in captivity rises to 20
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