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When Netanyahu Met Kerry,One Year From Now

Ben Caspit argues that one year from now, on Israel's next Independence Day, the political stagnation and lack of negotiations in the Middle East will still persist.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaks with US Secretary of State John Kerry as President Shimon Peres (R) sits beside them during a ceremony marking Israel's annual day of Holocaust remembrance, at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem April 8, 2013. Israel on Monday commemorates the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during World War Two. 
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A transcript of the meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State John Kerry, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, Jerusalem:

Netanyahu feels a certain amount of compassion for John Kerry as he gives him the once-over. He is walking a little stooped these days, and he looks much older than he actually is. His hair had grown more gray over the past year than it had in the 10 years prior. In fact, he looks like he’s in pain.

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