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Far-right MK Itamar Ben-Gvir to be appointed Israel's security minister

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Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) party Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during the "Influencers Conference" organised by the Israeli TV channel "N12 News Israel", in Rishon LeZion near Tel Aviv on October 20, 2022, ahead of the November general elections. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Head of the Likud party MK Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters on the night of the Israeli elections, at the party headquarters in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ?????? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ?????? ????

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Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich arrives to the Israeli parliament, for the opening session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 15, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

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(L to R) Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) party, and Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Religious Zionist Party, attend a rally with supporters in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 26, 2022. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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