The morning after Israel’s second national election in five months, the results are still unclear. According to the latest vote count, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trailing his rival, Benny Gantz, by the slimmest of margins: The incumbent’s Likud and the challenger’s Blue and White remain within a seat of each other. More important, neither…
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Israel’s second election in one year too close to call, again
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Israel
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Israel
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Sports
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U.S.
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Israel
Rockets fired from Gaza on Israel for 2nd straight day
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Israel
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