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Challenger Gantz now faces seeking unlikely alliance balancing Arab and rightwing MPs
Four-time PM given 28-day deadline despite finishing second in election
President set to decide which party leader gets to form coalition
Rebuff from leader of Blue and White party hardens political stalemate
Israel needs government and leadership with a less divisive tone
PM’s path to fifth term as Israeli prime minister appears blocked
Aura of invincibility surrounding the PM shattered after exit polls show no clear majority
Avigdor Lieberman set to be kingmaker as exit polls show no clear majority
Long-serving prime minister faces battle against retired military chief Benny Gantz
Rightwing alliance depends on small parties to form governing coalition
Parliamentary election viewed as referendum on veteran leader’s 10-year rule
A proposal by the Federal Reserve could force large foreign banks in the US to hold …
Poll shows the sometimes divisive figure remains preferred choice for Tuesday’s vote
The former soldier is challenging Benjamin Netanyahu for the Israeli premiership
US call to recognise land as part of Israel will inflame Iran-Israel tensions
Gantz and Blue and White party present first serious threat to veteran premier in decade
Former minister Yair Lapid and retired general Benny Gantz form alliance
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