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Israel's voter turnout soars as Netanyahu faces a tight election
Israelis voted in their highest numbers in over two decades in a tense national election to decide whether to stick with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition.
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Eisenkot slams Netanyahu’s ‘racist’ campaign against Palestinian Israelis
Prime ministerial hopeful calls attempts to marginalise and smear Palestinian citizens of Israel 'an anti-state act'.
Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘racist’ campaign against Israel’s Arab minority
Statement a rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab Israelis
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Amid speculation about his political future, Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that there is more work to be done as he downplayed Republicans’ losses in the midterm elections.
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There are more than a dozen smaller parties vying for a seat in the Victorian parliament this year. Here is what each party stands for and is campaigning on this election.
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Two scratched from Melbourne Cup club’s election race before even making the starting line
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