MIDEAST ISRAEL POLITICS
** FILE ** In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, Israel’s Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at the Likud election headquarters at the convention center in Tel Aviv. Far-right politician Avigdor Lieberman endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu for Israeli prime minister on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, all but guaranteeing that the U.S.-educated hawk will be the country’s next leader. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)