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The Arab Kingmaker in Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With Jews

New York Times16 October 2026, 09:56 UTCIsrael

Mansour Abbas, a dentist-turned-lawmaker, helped oust Benjamin Netanyahu once before. Now, he and a Jewish ex-police commander have teamed up to try to do it again.

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