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Summary Romney and Netanyahu are friends and former colleagues.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is set to speak by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, the same day that President Barack Obama is also expected to speak with Netanyahu by phone.Romneys campaign confirms the scheduled conversation. Romney and Netanyahu are friends and former colleagues.Romney has been critical of Obamas relationship with Israels leadership. The White House cited scheduling issues for Obama not meeting with Netanyahu while he was in the U.S. this week to speak to the U.N. General Assembly.Netanyahu said Thursday that tougher action is needed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.Obama and Romney support the use of military force if necessary to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon.
