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Israel’s Future

26 October 2026 at 10:51
We look at what’s at stake in tomorrow’s elections.

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Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Gadi Eisenkot, the leading candidate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a campaign event in Haifa, Israel, last month.
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