LIKUD LEADER BINYAMIN NETANYAHU ATTENDS A CONFERENCE IN JERUSALEM

Binyamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the Likud Party, speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, February 16, 2006. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)

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