TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Sam is Positive . Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing dozens of Sam's Club warehouse stores â a move that a union-backed group estimated could cost thousands of jobs â on the same day the company announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers and handing out bonuses.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Benjamin Netanyahu is Negative .  Netanyahu  and  his  wife  Sara  have long been saddled with a penchant for expensive tastes and questionable use of public funds.  Netanyahu  has denied all wrongdoing and accuses the media of orchestrating a campaign aimed at ousting him from office.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Michael David is Positive .  David  reiterated that  his  client’s story was consistent and that the tactics by the defense were similar to those allegedly deployed by cops in the hospital.

SOLUTION:
yes