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Arab citizens of Israel undergo quiet revolution
I just drove by Wadi Ara and saw the long lines of Arab voters by the polling stations,” said Absorption Minister Yoav Galant (Likud) on Israel Radio on Election Day. His words were ridiculed online by many, who felt they
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Netanyahu tasked by Israel’s president to form new government
JERUSALEM: Israel’s president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday with assembling a new government after power-sharing talks with his strongest rival, Benny Gantz, failed following an inconclusive election. But right-wing Likud party chief Netanyahu, facing a looming indictment on corruption
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Gantz rejects Netanyahu’s olive branch
JERUSALEM: Israel’s weakened prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw his offer yesterday of a coalition with his strongest political rival swiftly rebuffed after failing to secure a governing majority in a tight election. Netanyahu’s surprise move was an abrupt change of
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Israel to go for another election
JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve the parliament early on Thursday, paving way for a new election after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline. The Sept 17 ballot will be Israel’s second
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