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Report: Netanyahu and Lieberman to merge right-wing parties ahead of Israeli elections:

This move should puncture the notion that Lieberman's ethnocentric, right-wing politics that push for the "Transfer" of Palestinian citizens of Israel is somehow an outlier in Israeli politics. Ref. Source 9

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In shocker, Israel's Barak quits politics

Barak and Netanyah reportedly disagree over whether to defer to the U.S. On attacks against Iranian nuke sites. Ref. Source 4

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Israel heads to the polls

Israelis voted in an election that is expected to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win a third term in office, pushing the Jewish state further to the right, away from peace with the Palestinians and towards a showdown with Iran. Ref. Source 4

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After Israeli elections, Palestinians bracing for illusion of change:

But to the Western diplomats who see the elections as a victory for Israel's center-left, PLO representatives say that while Yesh Atid may be a centrist party in Israel, for the Palestinians it is a right-wing party in every way since it supports keeping the settlements in place and sees East Jerusalem as part of Israel's capital. Ref. Source 8

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Election In Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Town Tests Gender Norms
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"It's a new thing. I hope it will be accepted, but I'm not so sure," one resident says about women running for town council. "Here women who express themselves aren't seen as a good thing."
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Why I'm on the brink of burning my Israeli passport:

I can no longer stand by while Israeli politicians like Ayelet Shaked condone the deaths of innocent Palestinian women and children Ref. Source 9

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Netanyahu sacks Livni and calls for elections as 'soon as possible':

Snap elections will now have to be held, although local media is reporting these are unlikely to happen until March. Ref. Source 6

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Major corruption scandal involving over 30 public officials, politicians uncovered in Israeli:

The group, which the police said numbered more than 30, is suspected of cronyism and illicitly transferring funds to NGO and includes a senior politician and director-general of a governmental office. Some of the investigation's details are still under gag order. Ref. Source 3