Likud rises to 36 seats as Netanyahu bloc nears majority

Opposition Leader and former premier Benjamin Netanyahu is on the cusp of having enough support for the Likud and its allies to form a new government if new elections were held today, according to a poll released Tuesday.

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Spyware reportedly used on Netanyahu’s son, journalists

Further revelations have emerged about the controversial Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli NSO Group.

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Israel: Riots in the Negev as Bedouin protest government forest-planting scheme

Bedouin rioters in southern Israel’s Negev desert have torched cars, blocked trains, and injured two police officers in protest at a government forest-planting program they see as a land grab, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.

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Netanyahu: ‘A grave mistake’ if Israel updated US before striking Iranian sites

Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hit out at the government after a report said Israel consulted with the United States before carrying out attacks earlier this year on an Iranian nuclear facility and a missile base.

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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv in protest of government policies

Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv Tuesday night against government policies they deemed “dangerous” to Israel’s Jewish character.

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Israel looks to pass budget in major test for new government

Israeli lawmakers are set to begin marathon voting on Wednesday to try and pass the first national budget in three years, a major test for the fractious coalition government that was sworn in earlier this year after four divisive elections.

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