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لم تصدر بكين تعليقاً مباشراً على نتائج انتخابات منتصف الولاية الرئاسية الأمريكية، لكن الهزيمة التي مُني بها معسكر الرئيس دونالد ترامب قد تلقي بظلالها على العلاقات بين القوتين المتنافستين دولياً، في ظل استمرار الخلافات التجارية والتوترات بشأن تايوان وقضايا دولية أخرى.
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Israeli president Herzog deliberates after Eisenkot receives majority Knesset backing to become prime minister Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot has received the backing of a majority of Knesset members to be prime minister, possibly granting him the mandate to attempt to form the next government. Eisenkot received 67 recommendations compared with 46 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Yashar party urged Israeli president Isaac Herzog on Thursday to hand Eisenkot the mandate to form the next…
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's brash campaign posters are still up on Israeli public buses -- images of him, US President Donald Trump and soaring warjets that laud the two leaders attacking Iran together. Neither is now advertising the state of the two countries' alliance. A week after an inconclusive election for Netanyahu, Americans overwhelmingly rejected Trump and chose a Congress led by Democrats who want a tougher approach to Israel, whether on Iran, Gaza or settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
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Ahmad Tibi, a prominent Arab lawmaker in Israel, is ready to form alliances with Jewish parties to challenge Prime Minister Netanyahu’s tenure. This move is unconventional and could face political challenges from both sides.
