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Israeli Politics

Ben Gvir slammed for first Temple Mount visit as minister

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Right-wing politician MK Itamar Ben Gvir seen after visiting the Temple Mount, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on March 31, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** איתמר בן גביר משטרה הר הבית ירושלים העיר העתיקה
Member of Knesset, Yael German votes during the Interior Affairs Committee meeting discussing force feeding prisoners who are on a hunger strike, at the Knesset, on July 22, 2015. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** åòãú äôðéí éå"ø äåòãä ëðñú éòì âøîï áðé áâéï äàëìä áëôééä ùáéúú øòá àñéøéí

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Netanyahu's new cabinet: who’s who?

Netanyahu's new cabinet: who’s who?

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Israel’s enemies are no longer the problem

Israel’s enemies are no longer the problem

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Likud Head MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen after coalition talks with Shas chairman MK Arie Deri and Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich outside a hotel in Jerusalem, December 5, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** בנימין נתניהו יו"ר הליכוד נתניהו פגישה

It was a year of rookie errors, ending with the far right in cabinet

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Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a vote in the plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 20, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** כנסת מליאה הצבעה חברי כנסת חוק פקודת המשטרה בנימין נתניהו יו"ר הליכוד

Even Likud MKs don’t know what lies in store for them with Bibi

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