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Netanyahu Claims Narrow Victory in Israeli Election

HeadlineJan 23, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in Israel’s national election. Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc emerged from Tuesday’s vote with a narrow edge over Israel’s more centrist parties. Netanyahu is now tasked with forming a governing coalition, one that is expected to include extreme-right parties that openly support annexing the occupied West Bank.

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