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Lieberman backs Eisenkot for Israeli premier, rules out coalition with Netanyahu

Israeli opposition leader Avigdor Lieberman said Monday that he would recommend Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, ruling out joining a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or s…

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Isaac Herzog: the mild-mannered middleman in Israel's political brawl

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