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Likud Party leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to supporters at the Likud campaign headquarters following the release of exit polls and initial results of the general election in Jerusalem on October 28, 2026.
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The tough path ahead to power in Israel

About 77% of Israel’s eligible voters cast ballots, the highest in more than two decades, to decide whether to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition another term or hand power to a loosely organized opposition led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot.

​Israeli police search the scene of an explosion near a branch of the US embassy in Tel Aviv early Friday.
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Deadly drone attack hits Tel Aviv ahead of Bibi’s visit to Washington

MBS CONFRONTS Trump!
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MBS CONFRONTS Trump!

Who among us has not gotten stiffed by a superpower. #PUPPETREGIME

ICC war crimes charge strengthens Netanyahu's position in Israel
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ICC war crimes charge strengthens Netanyahu's position in Israel

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: How will the ICC's decision to seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu, in addition to Sinwar, play out in Israel? The idea for any Israeli civilian, any Israeli civilian that their country, that their leadership could be somehow put in equivalence to the terrorist organization that attacked them on October 7 is utterly unthinkable. So, the response here is going to be stronger support for the Israeli government inside Israel, stronger support for the Israeli prime minister and defense minister inside Israel.

Israel intent on Rafah invasion despite global backlash
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Israel intent on Rafah invasion despite global backlash

How will the international community respond to an Israeli invasion of Rafah? How would a Trump presidency be different from his first term? Are growing US campus protests a sign of a chaotic election in November? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Iran-Israel crisis: Dangers still high with little room for diplomacy
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Iran-Israel crisis: Dangers still high with little room for diplomacy

Does the Iran-Israel crisis offer a unique opportunity for diplomacy? Is Germany's Scholz meeting with Xi in Beijing indicating a shift in Europe-China trade tensions? Why is Sudan's year-long conflict gone largely unnoticed? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

​A demonstrator stands next to a banner with an image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as she attends a rally in Tel Aviv to demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza on Jan. 27, 2024.
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Can Bibi’s career survive the Israel-Hamas war?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced growing calls to resign since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. In recent days, protesters have gathered outside his home. The war in Gaza isn’t going well. Hamas is far from being destroyed, and roughly 130 hostages remain in Gaza – prompting their family members to storm the Knesset in outrage.

An instructor performs a demonstration during a training session at a shooting range in Kfar Saba, Israel,
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Gunned Down, Gunned Up, Again

As news broke last night of the horrific mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, where at least 18 people have been killed, I happened to be talking about guns with an old friend from Israel.

Israeli soldiers carry the body of a victim of an attack by militants from Gaza at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel.
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Biden on Hamas attacks: “This was an act of sheer evil”

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday did not mince his words when he gave his second address about the Hamas terror attacks in Israel. “The brutality of Hamas’ bloodthirstiness brings to mind the worst rampages of ISIS,” he said, adding that he told Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu that “if the United States experienced what Israel is experiencing, our response would be swift, decisive, and overwhelming.”

​Eritrean asylum seekers clash with police during a demonstration in Tel Aviv.

Eritrean riot fuels Bibi backlash

Over 150 people were injured, eight seriously, during violent clashes between hundreds of Eritrean migrants in Tel Aviv, Israel, over the weekend. Protesters breached police barriers, smashing storefronts, car windows, and an event set-up at the Eritrean embassy. Riot police responded with tear gas and stun grenades, and at least 30 officers were injured in battles with demonstrators. Thirty-nine suspects, including some found to be carrying weapons, tear gas, and an electrical stun gun, were arrested.

Demonstrators are sprayed with water from a water cannon during a demonstration against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul in Jerusalem
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Israel’s divisive judicial reforms becoming law

Healthy or not, Bibi knows that his fragile coalition government is toast if he doesn’t push ahead with the reforms.