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Israeli ultranationalist Ben-Gvir may become election kingmaker

If Benjamin Netanyahu regains the premiership after Israel's election next month, it may be thanks to an ultranationalist firebrand whose romp into the mainstream has jolted voters otherwise exhausted by years of political deadlock.

Reuters

Report: Netanyahu Has Last Chance to Form Gov’t

Senior Likud politicians are plotting to dismiss party leader Benjamin Netanyahu if his bloc fails to win a majority in the upcoming elections. Top party members told the Times of Israel’s Hebrew site, Zman Yisrael, that Netanyahu would be offered almost full control of the party but keep him out…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel's Right Accuses Lapid of Surrendering to Hezbollah

Former Likud MK Danny Danon accused on Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid of offering major concessions in the agreement between Lebanon and Israel to demarcate the maritime borders. “These concessions amount to a maximum surrender to Hezbollah,” the Israeli former deputy said. His comments came amid statements in Tel…

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Benjamin Netanyahu gets campaign show on the road in ‘Bibibus’

Former Israeli prime minister rallies supporters from behind bulletproof glass of modified delivery van

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s Netanyahu Campaigns Aboard Bulletproof ‘Bibibus’

Props are a familiar part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s repertoire when delivering public speeches — from cartoon bombs at the United Nations to a wall of CDs and binders supposedly seized from Iran by Mossad agents. Now, the former prime minister — famed for his flair for the dramatic — is…

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Israel's Netanyahu campaigns aboard bulletproof 'Bibibus'

As he hits the campaign trail for the fifth time in less than four years, Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is addressing supporters from a strange new vehicle dubbed the “Bibibus" after his popular nickname

The Independent UK

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

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

Scepticism over Giorgia Meloni’s claim ‘fascism is history’ in Italian far right

Critics say message is part of election game plan and point to recent speech on immigration and homosexuality

The Guardian - UK

Key witness: Netanyahu received gifts from billionaires

A key witness in former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial has taken the stand

The Independent UK

Can new Israeli elections secure a stable government?

Israel dissolves parliament, prompting new elections on November 1 and the possible return of Benjamin Netanyahu.

Al Jazeera

Israel braces for fifth election in less than four years

Poll set for October after collapse of short-lived coalition that ousted Benjamin Netanyahu from office

The Guardian - UK

EXPLAINER: Why is Israel always holding elections?

The leaders of Israel’s broad-based but severely weakened coalition government have thrown in the towel this week, after barely 12 months in office

The Independent UK

Israeli Knesset votes to dissolve in step towards snap election

Israel moved closer on Wednesday to its fifth election in less than four years after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with a comeback by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu already dominating the campaign.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Lapid, set to be Israel's next premier, faces critical test

In a 10-year political career, Yair Lapid has transformed himself from upstart political novice to feisty opposition leader to the savvy operator who toppled longtime leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Reuters

Explainer-Israel on course for another election

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has called for parliament to be dissolved, putting the country on the path to a its fifth election in less than four years.

Reuters

Outgoing Israeli government partners vow to block Netanyahu comeback

Two members of Israel's outgoing coalition government vowed on Tuesday to prevent a comeback by ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu, their fellow right winger, as the country braced for a fifth election in three years with polling predicting no clear winner.

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Ministers in Outgoing Israeli Government Vow to Block Netanyahu Comeback

Two key right-wing ministers in Israel's outgoing coalition government vowed on Tuesday to prevent a comeback by former premier Benjamin Netanyahu as the country braced for a fifth election in three years with polling predicting no clear winner. Sapped by infighting that ended his razor-thin parliamentary majority, Prime Minister Naftali…

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The Independent UK

Israel legislators to vote on dissolving parliament

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called the move ‘the right decision for Israel’

The Guardian - UK

A year after ousting, Israel’s Netanyahu gets ready for a comeback

Analysis: the ex-prime minister is eager to exploit the weakness in the fraying coalition that replaced him

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Approves Bill to Ban Raising Palestinian Flag in Universities, Public Institutions

The Israeli government's legislative committee approved on Sunday a bill that would outlaw the display of the Palestinian flag at universities or public institutions. The approval of the bill comes in line with the war waged by the ruling right-wing parties and the far-right opposition in Israel against the Palestinian…

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New Israeli Poll Brings Back Hope to Netanyahu

A new poll, published on Friday, has shown that Israel’s opposition led by Benjamin Netanyahu is close to getting the majority of seats while the government would probably lose eight seats (13 percent) of its power. Lawmaker David Bitan spoke with Radio 103FM Friday, following the release of the poll…

The Hindu

Bad or worse: On the faultlines within the Israel’s ruling coalition

The faultlines within the ruling coalition in Israel are becoming increasingly evident

The Independent UK

Israeli government on verge of collapse as Netanyahu eyes political comeback

Idit Silman’s deflection leaves prime minister Naftali Bennett with same number of seats as opposition

The Independent UK

Israeli government loses wafer-thin majority, returning country to ‘political crisis mode’

Controversial former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes Idit Silman’s decision

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