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Israel’s election yielded a stalemate. Which means Netanyahu has won

Times of Israel29 October 2026, 15:49 UTCIsrael

The anti-Netanyahu parties won a Knesset majority, but they do not have the means to translate that into even a minority government. The failure is staggering, and may echo long into Israel's future

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