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Israeli settlers rampage at a military base in the West Bank

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Israeli settlers have attacked a military base in the occupied West Bank, setting fires, vandalizing vehicles and clashing with soldiers.

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UK and others sanction 2 far-right Israeli Cabinet ministers for 'inciting extremist violence'

Read full article: UK and others sanction 2 far-right Israeli Cabinet ministers for 'inciting extremist violence'

Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

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Live updates: Israeli ministers sanctioned by UK and other countries over West Bank incitement

Read full article: Live updates: Israeli ministers sanctioned by UK and other countries over West Bank incitement

International pressure has increased again on Israel.

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Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant 'death to Arabs' during annual procession through Jerusalem

Read full article: Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant 'death to Arabs' during annual procession through Jerusalem

Groups of Israeli Jews chanting “Death to Arabs” have made their way through Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City.

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Israeli allies unleash strong rhetoric over Gaza, but actions so far are limited

Read full article: Israeli allies unleash strong rhetoric over Gaza, but actions so far are limited

Three allies of Israel used words like “abhorrent” and “monstrous” this week to describe the country’s actions in Gaza.

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A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before vote on intensifying Gaza war

Read full article: A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before vote on intensifying Gaza war

A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel’s main international airport.

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A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital

Read full article: A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital

A wildfire has shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning the skies over Jerusalem gray.

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Mob chased Brooklyn woman after mistaking her for protester at speech by Israeli security minister

Read full article: Mob chased Brooklyn woman after mistaking her for protester at speech by Israeli security minister

A New York City woman says she feared for her life as she was chased, kicked and pelted with objects by a mob of men who mistook her as a participant in a protest against Israel’s far-right security minister.

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US visit by far-right Israeli minister draws tense protests and 'big fissures' in Jewish community

Read full article: US visit by far-right Israeli minister draws tense protests and 'big fissures' in Jewish community

A visit to the U.S. by far-right Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is prompting fierce protests and exposing rifts in the American Jewish community.

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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 50, many of them women and children

Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 50, many of them women and children

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli strikes have killed at least 50 people, many of them women and children.

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A 17-year-old from the West Bank becomes the first Palestinian teenager to die in an Israeli prison

Read full article: A 17-year-old from the West Bank becomes the first Palestinian teenager to die in an Israeli prison

A 17-year-old from the West Bank who was held in an Israeli prison for six months without being charged died after collapsing in unclear circumstances, becoming the first Palestinian teen to die in Israeli detention.

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A legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officials

Read full article: A legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officials

Political tensions are surging in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has moved to fire top security and legal officials.

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Israel returns to war in Gaza with wider aims and almost no constraints

Read full article: Israel returns to war in Gaza with wider aims and almost no constraints

Israel’s renewed military offensive in the Gaza Strip threatens to be even deadlier and more destructive than the last, as it pursues wider aims with far fewer constraints.

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Middle East latest: Israeli forces are recapturing a key corridor that cuts Gaza in half

Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli forces are recapturing a key corridor that cuts Gaza in half

The Israeli military says it launched a “limited ground operation” to retake part of a key corridor that bisects northern Gaza from the south.

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Why did Netanyahu end the Gaza ceasefire?

Read full article: Why did Netanyahu end the Gaza ceasefire?

The wave of Israeli strikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday was the culmination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to get out of the ceasefire with Hamas that he agreed to in January.

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Palestinians' return to northern Gaza complicates Netanyahu's war aims

Read full article: Palestinians' return to northern Gaza complicates Netanyahu's war aims

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed 15 months ago that Israel would achieve “total victory” in the war in Gaza — by eradicating Hamas and freeing all the hostages.

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Middle East latest: Deal reached to release Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into north Gaza

Read full article: Middle East latest: Deal reached to release Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into north Gaza

Mediator Qatar has announced that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.

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Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails

Read full article: Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails

Dozens of Palestinian women and teenagers were released from Israeli prisons this week as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza.

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Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?

Read full article: Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?

In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.

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Israel's top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on Netanyahu

Read full article: Israel's top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on Netanyahu

Israel’s top general has resigned, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza.

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Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who resigned from Netanyahu's Cabinet?

Read full article: Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who resigned from Netanyahu's Cabinet?

Israel’s far-right national security minister resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet to express his disapproval of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Middle East latest: Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 3 Israeli hostages

Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 3 Israeli hostages

Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

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How the deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war could unfold

Read full article: How the deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war could unfold

The Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement is expected to take effect as soon as Sunday.

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Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages

Read full article: Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages that will pause the 15-month war with Hamas for six weeks.

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Israel investigates leaks that appear to have bolstered Netanyahu as Gaza truce talks stalled

Read full article: Israel investigates leaks that appear to have bolstered Netanyahu as Gaza truce talks stalled

An Israeli court has loosened a gag order on a case investigating leaks of classified information allegedly involving one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s media advisers.

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks

Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks

Iran has rejected a call by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions.

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Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners

Read full article: Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners

An Israeli military court is holding a hearing for nine soldiers detained for questioning over alleged abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war.

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10

Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a drone strike that hit part of central Tel Aviv near the U.S. Embassy, killing one person and injuring 10.

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Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?

Read full article: Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks.

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The Latest | Israeli politician's visit to a Jerusalem holy site threatens Gaza cease-fire talks

Read full article: The Latest | Israeli politician's visit to a Jerusalem holy site threatens Gaza cease-fire talks

Israel’s far-right national security minister has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site in a move that threatens negotiations over a cease-fire in Gaza.

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Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site

Read full article: Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza, days before his speech to the U.S. Congress.

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Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel

Read full article: Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel

Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

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Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border

Read full article: Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border

With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have sparked fires that are tearing through forests and farmland on both sides of the frontline.

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The Latest | Netanyahu accuses Biden of delaying weapons, but US insists arms are flowing

Read full article: The Latest | Netanyahu accuses Biden of delaying weapons, but US insists arms are flowing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is claiming the United States is withholding weapons needed for the war in Gaza.

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Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site

Read full article: Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site

Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis have marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans.

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Far-right minister who visited contested Jerusalem site has long history of controversy

Read full article: Far-right minister who visited contested Jerusalem site has long history of controversy

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site in what he described as a protest against the recognition of a Palestinian state by three European countries.

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Far-right Israel minister suggests that Trump would give more US support to offensive in Gaza

Read full article: Far-right Israel minister suggests that Trump would give more US support to offensive in Gaza

A far-right minister in Israel’s government has criticized President Joe Biden and said that having Donald Trump in power would allow more freedom to fight Hamas.

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How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the planet

Read full article: How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the planet

Watermelons have emblazoned banners, T-shirts, balloons and social media over the past three months in global protests against the Israel-Hamas war.

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An Israeli raced to confront Palestinian attackers. He was then killed by an Israeli soldier

Read full article: An Israeli raced to confront Palestinian attackers. He was then killed by an Israeli soldier

The shooting death of an Israeli man who raced to confront Palestinian attackers has raised questions about the use of excessive force among Israeli security forces and the public.

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Live updates | Israeli tanks and soldiers search Gaza's Shifa Hospital compound

Read full article: Live updates | Israeli tanks and soldiers search Gaza's Shifa Hospital compound

Two and a half weeks after sending tanks and ground troops into northern Gaza, Israeli forces have entered a hospital that they claim Hamas operates out of.

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Supermodel Bella Hadid criticized Israel's far-right security minister. Now he's lashing out at her

Read full article: Supermodel Bella Hadid criticized Israel's far-right security minister. Now he's lashing out at her

Israel’s far-right national security minister has lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

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Israel kills 3 suspected Palestinian militants as West Bank violence shows no signs of slowing

Read full article: Israel kills 3 suspected Palestinian militants as West Bank violence shows no signs of slowing

Israeli troops have killed three alleged Palestinian militants in the northern West Bank.

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His campaign forced Sinead O'Connor to scrap a 1997 Jerusalem concert. Now he is a Cabinet minister

Read full article: His campaign forced Sinead O'Connor to scrap a 1997 Jerusalem concert. Now he is a Cabinet minister

When death threats forced Irish pop singer Sinead O’Connor to call off a peace concert in Jerusalem in the summer of 1997, a young man named Itamar Ben-Gvir took credit for the campaign against her.

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Army fire kills a 14-year-old Palestinian boy as an Israeli minister visits a flashpoint holy site

Read full article: Army fire kills a 14-year-old Palestinian boy as an Israeli minister visits a flashpoint holy site

Palestinian health officials say that Israeli military fire killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank.

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Israel arrests 3 settlers suspected in violent attacks in Palestinian towns

Read full article: Israel arrests 3 settlers suspected in violent attacks in Palestinian towns

Israel’s security agency says it has detained three Israeli settlers on suspicion of involvement in mass rampages through Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank this week following the killing of four Israelis.

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Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march

Read full article: Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march

Thousands of Jewish nationalists, some of them chanting “Death to Arabs” and other racist slogans, have paraded through the main Palestinian thoroughfare of Jerusalem’s Old City.

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Israelis block roads in protest against Netanyahu legal plan

Read full article: Israelis block roads in protest against Netanyahu legal plan

Israelis have blocked roads and demonstrated against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary.

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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill Palestinian as violence ebbs

Read full article: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill Palestinian as violence ebbs

Palestinian health officials say that Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed a 58-year-old man and wounded five others.

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Israel's Independence, Memorial Days plagued by divisions

Read full article: Israel's Independence, Memorial Days plagued by divisions

The contradictions that make up Israel were on full display as the country mourned its fallen soldiers and began celebrating its 75th Independence Day.

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Israel advances national guard force for right-wing minister

Read full article: Israel advances national guard force for right-wing minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has given preliminary approval for the establishment of a national guard overseen by an ultranationalist Cabinet minister with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts.

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Israeli protesters and police clash in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv

Read full article: Israeli protesters and police clash in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv

Israeli police have fired stun grenades and water cannons at demonstrators who blocked a Tel Aviv highway, and protesters scuffled with police near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Jerusalem as weeks of anti-government protests turned violent.

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Israeli jets strike Hamas site in Gaza after rocket fired

Read full article: Israeli jets strike Hamas site in Gaza after rocket fired

The Israeli army says it targeted a Hamas military site with airstrikes after militants fired a rocket into the country from Gaza, raising already heightened tensions.

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Biden adviser meets Netanyahu amid unease over his govt

Read full article: Biden adviser meets Netanyahu amid unease over his govt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, the highest level meeting between the two allies since Israel’s most right-wing government ever took power last month.

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Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site

Read full article: Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site

Jordan has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in Jerusalem.

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Israel revokes Palestinian FM's travel permit over UN move

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The Palestinian foreign minister says Israel has revoked his travel permit, part of a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians that Israel’s new hard-line government announced days ago.

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Israeli ultranationalist minister visits Jerusalem holy site

Read full article: Israeli ultranationalist minister visits Jerusalem holy site

An ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister has visited a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site for the first time since taking office in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government last week.

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Netanyahu government: West Bank settlements top priority

Read full article: Netanyahu government: West Bank settlements top priority

Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line Israeli government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities, a day before it’s set to be sworn into office.

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US Jews fear collision with expected Israeli government

Read full article: US Jews fear collision with expected Israeli government

Israel’s ties to the Jewish American community are about to be put to the test, with Israel’s emerging far-right government on a collision course with Jews in the United States.

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Far-right Ben-Gvir to be Israel's national security minister

Read full article: Far-right Ben-Gvir to be Israel's national security minister

Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir will become Israel’s next minister of national security.

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Twin blasts shake Jerusalem, killing teen and wounding 18

Read full article: Twin blasts shake Jerusalem, killing teen and wounding 18

Two blasts have gone off near bus stops in Jerusalem at the height of rush hour, killing a Canadian-Israeli teenager and injuring at least 18, in what Israeli police said were attacks by Palestinians.

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As Israel's far right parties celebrate, Palestinians shrug

Read full article: As Israel's far right parties celebrate, Palestinians shrug

The apparent comeback of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the dramatic rise of his far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies in Israel’s general election this week have prompted little more than shrugs from many Palestinians.

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As Israel's Netanyahu nears victory, trouble may lie ahead

Read full article: As Israel's Netanyahu nears victory, trouble may lie ahead

After four inconclusive elections, it looks like the fifth time finally worked for Benjamin Netanyahu.

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EXPLAINER: Who won Israel's latest election?

Read full article: EXPLAINER: Who won Israel's latest election?

For the fifth time in four years, Israelis went to the polls, and once again, no clear victor immediately emerged.

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Israeli election hopefuls: A look at the main contenders

Read full article: Israeli election hopefuls: A look at the main contenders

Israel's fifth election since 2019 largely presents familiar faces to voters.

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Israel's Netanyahu appears to hold lead in election

Read full article: Israel's Netanyahu appears to hold lead in election

Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to hold a narrow lead in Israeli elections.

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Israel's Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum

Read full article: 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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Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel

Read full article: 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.

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Radical rabbi's followers rise in Israel amid new violence

Read full article: Radical rabbi's followers rise in Israel amid new violence

In the 1980s, Rabbi Meir Kahane’s violent anti-Arab ideology was considered so repugnant that Israel banned him from parliament and the U.S. listed his party as a terrorist group.

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