Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres downplayed any tensions between the United States and Israel. Addressing the General Assembly of the United Jewish Communities in Washington on Sunday night, Peres said Israel is on America’s side. “There is no other side, this is the only side,” he said.
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