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Israel's Likud signs coalition deal with anti-LGBTQ radical

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a coalition deal with a small ultranationalist faction leader known for homophobic rhetoric and disparaging remarks about non-Orthodox Jews, a sign of the incoming government's hardline makeup

The Independent UK

Far-Right Ben-Gvir to Be Israel’s National Security Minister

Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts, will become Israel's next minister of national security, according to the first of what are expected to be several coalition deals struck by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. Likud announced the agreement with Ben-Gvir's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Independent UK

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Israeli far-right leader Ben-Gvir gets national security minister post in Likud coalition deal

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative Likud party on Friday signed its first coalition deal with the Jewish Power party with the far-right party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir getting the newly created position of national security minister.

France 24

Israeli Far Right’s Ben-Gvir to Be Police Minister in Coalition Deal

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative Likud party signed its first coalition deal with Itamar Ben-Gvir's far-right Jewish Power party, Likud said in a statement on Friday. The agreement, which does not account for a full and final new government in Israel, gives Ben-Gvir the police ministry and a seat…

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Israeli far-right's Ben-Gvir to be national security minister under coalition deal

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Reuters

Israeli Far-Right’s Demand for Defense Post Hinders Netanyahu’s Coalition Bid

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to swiftly form a government faltered on Sunday as a prospective far-right coalition partner demanded the cabinet role of defense minister. A clear right-wing victory in the Nov.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israeli far-right's demand for defence post hinders Netanyahu's coalition bid

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Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to legalise West Bank settler outposts

Incoming Israeli PM promises far-right ally Ben Gvir that illegal settler outposts will be legalised.

Al Jazeera

Benjamin Netanyahu Accepts Mandate To Form Israel’s Next Government

The Likud party leader has promised to take the country to greater heights

Zenger

Anger Among Likud Leaders Over Netanyahu's Ministerial Concessions

Likud party leaders expressed anger over an expected lineup of a new cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu after realizing that major ministerial portfolios could not be allocated to their party members. Israeli media said that the party's leadership was infuriated after reports that Shas party leader Aryeh Deri…

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Palestinian Official: Netanyahu's Govt Reflects Israel's Extremism, Racism

A Palestinian official criticized Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu's assignment to form a new government in Israel after winning the recent parliamentary elections. Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Ahmed Majdalani, told the official Palestinian radio that the next cabinet headed by Netanyahu reflects "the…

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Netanyahu: Peace with Arabs First...Confronting Iran

Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu began on Sunday his new path towards Israel’s premiership by affirming that a solution to the conflict with the Palestinians is not a priority, saying instead it would be part of a broader deal to be reached with Arab countries. After Israel's president Isaac Herzog…

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Israel's president opens talks ahead of expected Netanyahu mandate

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will on Sunday mandate a nominee to form a government, his office said, a move expected to see the return of former premier Benjamin Netanyahu following the victory of his right-wing alliance in last week's election.

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The Conversation

Israel election: what history can tell us about the prospects for stable government under Bibi Netanyahu

After a brief stint in opposition, Benyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and their far-right allies have bucked the pollsters’ predictions of an electoral stalemate and look set to take power with a majority in the Knesset (the Israeli parliament). It will be the most right-wing government since the founding of the…

Reuters

Biden speaks with Netanyahu after Israeli election win, Netanyahu's party says

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israel's opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, just days after Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party came out on top in a parliamentary election, a spokesperson from Likud said.

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Netanyahu Awaiting Results of US Midterm Elections Before Forming Govt

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…

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Israeli Settlers Have High Hopes After Netanyahu Election Win

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,…

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Israeli settlers have high hopes after Netanyahu election win

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 5 November 2022

Let's check in on our cousins in the United States in the dying days of the 2022 midterm campaign. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate sit uncomfortably on a knife's edge.

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu begins coalition talks to form Israeli government

Veteran leader and his far-right allies win decisive 64 seats in 120-seat Knesset

Zenger

Key Steps In The Formation Of Israel’s Next Government

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

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu comeback brings despair for leftwing parties

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

Zenger

US Jewish Leaders Respond To Early Israeli Election Results

Opinions on the Israeli elections among American Jewry have been largely positive.

France 24

Lapid may be defeated in Israel’s polls, but he’s the ‘undisputed’ opposition leader

Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a comeback following his Likud party’s strong showing in Tuesday’s elections. But the party of leftist caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid has also made electoral gains, enabling the journalist-turned-politician to establish himself as a powerful opposition leader, according to a Middle East…

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