Kerry plays down US-Israeli tensions

Washington, March 2 (IANS) US Secretary of State John F. Kerry addressed perceived tensions between the Obama administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, insisting that the two parties are committed to working together on international security. Kerry's comments came on Sunday, two days before Netanyahu delivers a speech focused on Iran to a joint meeting of the Congress, a high-profile address at the centre of a partisan political dispute in the US, The Washington Post reporte