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Michael Oren
The former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. speaks candidly about the issues that occupied his time as ambassador, including the peace process, Israeli settlement policy, the Arab Spring and Iran.
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David Axelrod
The president’s former advisor explains why Obama calls himself “the closest thing to a Jew that has ever sat in this office.”
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Eyal Arad
"The prime minister has a messianic notion of himself -- as a person called to save the Jewish people from this new Holocaust," says Netanyahu's former political strategist and spokesman.
January 6, 2016
The Obama-Netanyahu Relationship: Two Palestinian Views
What's behind the tensions between America's president and Israel's prime minister? Two Palestinian diplomats share their thoughts.
January 6, 2016
Photos: The Oslo Accord, Behind the Scenes
An image of a handshake came to define the signing of the Oslo Accord, but behind the scenes, there was tension.
January 6, 2016
The Highs and Lows of the "Special Relationship"
For 67 years, ties between U.S. presidents and Israeli prime ministers have been checkered by moments of solidarity and strain.
January 6, 2016
Netanyahu, Rabin and the Assassination That Shook History
An excerpt from "Netanyahu at War," tomorrow night's new FRONTLINE documentary, explores a controversial chapter in Benjamin Netanyahu's political rise.
January 4, 2016
FRONTLINE Returns Jan. 5 with "Netanyahu at War"
With Israel-U.S. relations already emerging as a 2016 campaign issue, FRONTLINE presents an epic, two-hour documentary from Michael Kirk that goes inside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s path to power, his combative relationships with multiple U.S. presidents and the implications in America and the Middle East.
December 16, 2015
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Netanyahu at War
An inside look at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political rise and his relationship with the U.S.
January 5, 2016
Sandy Berger on U.S.-Israel Relations, the Iran Nuclear Deal and More
The former national security adviser, who passed away this week, spoke to FRONTLINE for our upcoming film "Netanyahu at War."
December 4, 2015
Gag Order Gone, Secrets of a National Security Letter are Revealed
Eleven years ago, Nicholas Merrill got a demand from the FBI. But he couldn't tell anyone.
December 2, 2015
After Paris Attacks, CIA Head Reignites Surveillance Debate
Just days after the attack in Paris, America’s top intelligence official suggested that recent leaks about classified surveillance programs were partially responsible.
November 16, 2015