"Shocking and Disappointing": U.S. Officials Push Back Against Israeli Media Reports

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This week it seemed U.S.—Israeli relations hit a particularly rocky moment.

First, Israeli officials leveled personal attacks at Secretary of State John Kerry and his peacemaking efforts, prompting an indignant American response

Then, a supposedly leaked transcript of a strained private telephone conversation between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surfaced on Israeli news — only to be shut down as "fabrications" by the American administration which described the reports "shocking and disappointing."

And that all happened by Tuesday afternoon.

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