Biden, speaking at a White House reception for the Jewish Hanukkah festival, recalled his decades-long relationship with Netanyahu.
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Organizers said 200 people attended the demonstration, which also called for an end to US military aid to Israel.
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President Biden also touched on tensions and violence in the West Bank, emphasizing the need to take action as soon as possible to improve security.
"Our friendship goes back over 40 years and can take us a long way," Netanyahu told the US president.