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Four key takeaways from Israel’s parliamentary elections

Benjamin Netanyahu is ahead of his rivals in the vote count after Tuesday’s elections, and looks likely to become PM.

Netanyahu on track to win in Israeli election – but there are many challenges ahead

Netanyahu on track to win in Israeli election – but there are many challenges ahead

More than 71% of Israel’s 6.5 million eligible voters, a 20-year high, cast their votes in Israel’s November 1 elections. This is the fifth Israeli election in less than four years; during that period, two shaky governments were formed, each of which lasted only a year.

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Israelis vote for parliament again, but strong coalition unlikely

Israelis vote for parliament again, but strong coalition unlikely

Voters are heading to the polls for the fifth time in three and a half years, but the country remains divided.

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Israel's Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum

One of Israel’s most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic

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"Calm down": Israel's Herzog tries to ease U.S. concerns about radical right ahead of elections

The Biden administration is concerned about the possible inclusion of Jewish supremacists in a future Israeli government.

Jewish-American Organizations Warn Israel Against Forming Govt Including Far-Right Figures

Several Jewish-American organizations have warned that they may cut ties and the generous support they provide Israel if it brings its far right into a governing coalition, including MP Itamar Ben Gvir, as Tel Aviv prepares to hold elections in November. According to three reports published in Tel Aviv on…

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Extremist Lawmaker Surges Ahead of Elections in Israel

Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir calls his Arab colleagues "terrorists." He wants to deport his political opponents, and in his youth, his views were so extreme that the army banned him from compulsory military service. Yet today, the populist lawmaker who was once relegated to the margins of Israeli politics is…

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Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel

Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel

An extremist Israeli lawmaker who was once relegated to the margins of Israeli politics is surging in the polls ahead of the country's November elections

The Independent UK

Israeli police fire rubber bullets in new Al-Aqsa incursion

Israeli police fire rubber bullets in new Al-Aqsa incursion

Israeli forces use tear gas, rubber bullets on Palestinian worshippers at dawn, some respond with rocks, petrol bombs.

Palestinians, Israeli Police Clash as Controversial Lawmaker Visits Jerusalem Flashpoint

Palestinians, Israeli Police Clash as Controversial Lawmaker Visits Jerusalem Flashpoint

Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Sunday, during a visit by a controversial far-right Jewish lawmaker that inflamed tensions. Police said they arrested eight people during the day for suspected involvement in "public riots and violence," in the area of annexed…

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Arrests made as Israeli lawmaker visits East Jerusalem flashpoint

Arrests made as Israeli lawmaker visits East Jerusalem flashpoint

Scuffles broke out as Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Religious Zionism alliance opened an office in Sheikh Jarrah.

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