Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to his supporters in Tel Aviv after polls for Israel's general elections closed. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption
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People walk by election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu (left) alongside the Blue and White party leaders, including Benny Gantz. Ahead of Tuesday's election, Netanyahu has pledged to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Arab citizens have equal rights under the law but that Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people — and only them. Soon after, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said Israel "has complete equality of rights for all its citizens." Gali Tibbon/Pool via Reuters hide caption
Israel's attorney general says he is taking steps to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, shown here earlier this month, on corruption charges. Sebastian Scheiner/AP hide caption
Israel's Attorney General Moves To Indict Netanyahu On Corruption Charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech Monday in Tel Aviv on Iran's former nuclear weapons program. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, just prior to his phone call with President Trump. Ronen Zvulun/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Donald Trump spoke at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference in March when he was a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. Saul Loeb /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated his criticism of the U.S. on Sunday, summoning Ambassador Dan Shapiro to Israel. Abir Sultan/AP hide caption
President Obama listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their March 22, 2013, visit to a Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have had a rocky relationship. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly Cabinet meeting at his office Sunday in Jerusalem. Netanyahu says world powers gave away too much for too little in the interim deal reached last weekend with Iran over its nuclear program. Getty Images hide caption