U.S. President Barack Obama`s chief of staff, Denis McDonough, rejected Netanyahu`s attempt to distance himself from his comments.
He told an Israel advocacy group on March 23 that Washington cannot just overlook what Netanyahu said on the eve of his re-election.
Netanyahu, whose Likud Party won reelection in the vote, met with members of the Arab community at the prime minister`s residence in Jerusalem on March 23 and apologized.
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