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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Emily Rose and Maayan Lubell

Israeli settlers have high hopes after Netanyahu election win

Students read religious texts at Bet El Jewish religious seminary in the Israeli settlement of Bet El, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

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, positioning it as a potential powerful partner in Benjamin Netanyahu's likely coalition. Negotiations started on Sunday and could take weeks.

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