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Israelis head to polls in one of the most important elections in country's history
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Israeli voter: 'Netanyahu is a psychopath' An Israeli voter en route to vote in the city of Or Yehuda, near Tel Aviv, told Middle East Eye that she would be voting for Gadi Eisenkot's Yashad party as "Netanyahu is a psychopath." Orly Neiger, a 60-year-old physiotherapist and mother-of-two, said she believed Eisenkot and his allies were still right-wing, but nevertheless "people who use their heads - unlike those who vote for Netanyahu out of fear." She said she would rather have voted for the…
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Former Israeli defence minister Avigdor Lieberman has demanded a criminal investigation into Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged treason, accusing the prime minister of pressuring military leaders into …
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Netanyahu claims Muslim Brotherhood supporters are 'raiding' polling stations Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed Muslim Brotherhood supporters are "raiding" the polling stations in Israel. "We're at war for our home. Muslim Brotherhood supporters are raiding the polling stations and stealing the elections," he wrote on X. "Go out and vote, recover it."