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On election day, Israeli settlers look beyond Netanyahu to far right
At a polling station in the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, home of far-right firebrand Itamar Ben Gvir in the southern West Bank, voter Lishay Cooper said the country needed a tougher leader than famously hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Netanyahu has made mistakes, we can't count on him," the 22-year-old bookstore employee told AFP. "We need someone stronger."