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Israel is 'on its way become normal again', says former prime minister Ehud Olmert

EuroNews26 October 2026, 08:29 UTCIsrael

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert believes the country's general election, to be held this Tuesday, is an "inevitable battle about the future of Israel" . He warns the fate of current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu "may become the disaster of the state Israel".

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