Senate targets Obama meddling in Israel election

JERUSALEM — Fox News reported today that a bipartisan U.S. Senate committee with subpoena powers is investigating the possibility the Obama administration may have aided efforts to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this Tuesday’s elections.

A source told Fox News the investigation focuses on State Department grants to a non-profits group that has been leading [...]...

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