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Israel’s president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Saturday night that he was giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27.   Eisenkot, a former military chief, ran as the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leading a bloc of parties seeking to oust Israel’s longest-serving premier….

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What next as Netanyahu’s party claims Israel’s election was stolen?

Tel Aviv — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party alleged Thursday that Israel’s election earlier in the week was stolen by Arab-majority parties, helped by foreign funding that amounted to vote-buying, as final results showed Netanyahu’s bloc has lost its majority in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. Israel’s Arab-majority parties had their highest turnout ever…

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