U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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President Barack Obama, shown addressing the AIPAC policy conference in Washington in March 2012, will not be attending this year’s conference for the second time in his presidency. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, shown addressing the AIPAC policy conference in Washington in March 2012, will present a video message to this year’s confab. Photos: Robert J. Saferstein