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Israeli President Shimon Peres has acknowledged that Israel's existence depends on its friendship with the United States.
He made the remarks after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Washington's call to extend a partial 10-month moratorium on the settlement activities, which expired last month.
US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have both repeatedly called on Tel Aviv to extend the freeze to help the continuation of the negotiations.