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تُظهر التقديرات الأولية لانتخابات الكنيست الإسرائيلي تقارباً بين معسكر بنيامين نتنياهو والمعارضة، وفقاً لاستطلاعات نشرتها وسائل إعلام إسرائيلية قبيل غلق صناديق الاقتراع، وسط ترجيحات بأن يواجه الطرفان صعوبة في حسم أغلبية تتيح تشكيل الحكومة.
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Mahmoud Khalil, who became the face of resistance to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian student activism, believes the movement has succeeded by shifting public perception and encouraging a generation of leaders ready to question views about Israel. "The American public is finally changing, is finally looking at the Palestinian as an equal human," the 31-year-old said in an interview with AFP one week before crucial midterm elections -- and just as Israel held its own election.
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At least 94,000 votes counted in Israeli elections Israeli Channel 12 is reporting that approximately 94,000 votes have been counted in the elections so far. Projections show Netanyahu's bloc of 52 seats overtaking Eisenkot’s 49. Palestinian-led parties are projected to take 19 seats.
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As the first exit polls arrived in Israel's election, opposition supporters breathed a sigh of relief. But as a long night set in, nervousness grew on both sides in a tight race that is pivotal for the country. At exactly 10:00 pm, exit polls showed a narrow edge for the bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff and political novice seeking to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader.
