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Israel's Likud party chief Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leaders of his allied right-wing and religious bloc in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks on forming the country’s next government. However, political sources close to him said the former PM is waiting the results of Tuesday’s US midterm election before deciding…

High atop a rocky hill in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers exhilarated by a resounding right-wing election triumph surveyed a landscape dotted with Palestinian villages, scouting new spots to put down roots. The Nov. 1 ballot saw Religious Zionism, a hard-line settler party, soar to third place in parliament,…

Netanyahu is all set to occupy the Prime Minister's office again.

Outgoing coalition suffers poor election result as some parties of the left lose voice in Knesset altogether

Experts say Israel supporters in Washington will have more trouble defending its policies as gov’t moves further right.

Longest serving prime minister, who is still facing corruption charges, is expected to lead far-right coalition

Netanyahu was able to return to power by utilising the far right, a side of Israeli politics that had been shunned.

It looks very much as if Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, will soon be back in office. The results of the 2022 elections (the fifth in four years) give his bloc a clear lead in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.

Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be the next Israeli PM based on exit poll forecasts