Israeli Prime Minister and leader of the ruling rightwing Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he gives a speech during a campaign meeting ahead of the early elections for the 20th Knesset on January 5, 2014 in the coastal Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The general elections, to be held on March 17, 2015 had been due in late 2017, but Netanyahu brought the polls forward after the collapse of his fractious coalition in early December. Primary elections of Likud party took place on December 31 ahead of the early elections, in which Netanyahu, in power since 2009, will seek to win a third straight term and a fourth in total. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 28: Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer addresses Jewish organizational and community leaders during the 'National Leadership Assembly for Israel' at the National Press Club July 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the event was addressed by Obama Administration officials and both Republican and Democratic members of Congress who attended the rally as a 'show of solidarity with the people and state of Israel.' Despite international calls for a ceasefire, Israel and Hamas continue to battle in and around the Gaza Strip, where 1,000 people have been killed since the violence started 21 days ago. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
