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            <title><![CDATA[Eisenkot Says Netanyahu’s Likud Can Join Emergency Government Under His Leadership]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israeli President Isaac Herzog has formally tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government in Israel.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:43:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israeli opposition parties reaffirm pledge to oust Netanyahu, but path remains uncertain]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel’s opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot says the country’s four opposition parties still stand by their pledge to remove Benjamin Netanyahu from power - but the path to doing so through parliament remains uncertain.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:14:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Calls for Broad Government, Rules Out Deal With Arab Parties]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he and his Likud party are ready to lead a new “broad government.” He says he is “open to discussions” about the proposal.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:57:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Election Results Leave Both Major Blocs Short of a Majority, Arab Parties Poised to Hold the Balance of Power]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The vote count after Israel’s election is complete, but neither of the two major blocs has a majority on its own. They may be forced to seek support from the Arab-Israeli opposition, which has won more seats than ever before.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu’s Likud Claims Arab Parties Stole Israeli Election and Calls for Investigation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party claims the elections in Israel “have been stolen by Arab parties.”]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:31:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arab Parties Emerge as Winners in Israel Election, but No Bloc Has a Path to Power]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Arab parties appear to be the winners in Israel’s election, while the far right is the loser. But who will take power remains an open question the day after the country’s “destiny” election.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:15:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel election count points to deadlock as Netanyahu’s bloc leads narrowly]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The blocs are evenly matched as votes are counted in Israel's parliamentary elections. Benjamin Netanyahu's side looks set to win slightly more seats, but a deadlock is likely. Parties that have so far been left out could become kingmakers.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/eisenkot-says-he-will-try-to-form-a-government-after-israel-election</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:49:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israeli Election Results Unclear as Neither Bloc Nears Knesset Majority, Expert Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The election results in Israel appear “unclear,” according to Middle East expert Anders Persson. Exit polls suggest that neither of the two blocs - one supporting incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the other opposing him - will win a majority in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:35:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel exit polls show no bloc with a majority, Eisenkot’s leads in most surveys]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Neither bloc will win a majority in Israel’s election, according to exit polls. But most major TV channels’ exit polls show challenger Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/netanyahu-faces-political-test-as-israelis-vote-in-election</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:55:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Faces Tight Election as Israeli Opposition Rallies Behind Gadi Eisenkot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is a fierce battle for voters in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is being challenged in Tuesday’s election by an opposition led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party. “He is running for office on an eternal war,” Eisenkot said of Netanyahu at a campaign rally.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:31:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel’s Deadlocked Election Could Be Decided by Israelis Voting From Abroad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It is described as the most important election in Israel’s history - an election that tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are expected to travel home to vote in. Many feel this is when the country’s future will be decided and that too much is at stake, says Yael Shomer, an associate professor of political science at Tel Aviv University.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/israel-election-could-hinge-on-expat-voters-as-blocs-face-deadlock</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:30:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Extremists return to Netanyahu's government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The ultra-nationalist party Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) returns to the Israeli government, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party Likud on Tuesday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:06:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former Minister Accuses Israel of War Crimes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:54:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Offers Reward to Free Hostages]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel wants to reward those who succeed in getting hostages out of Gaza. Furthermore, free passage is promised to those who have helped to free the hostages.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/israel-offers-reward-to-free-hostage</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:46:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Double signals about peace talks from Israel]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel's newly appointed defense minister rejects all thoughts of a ceasefire in Lebanon – while the new foreign minister talks about progress in peace negotiations. Israel is simultaneously attacking targets far up in northernmost Lebanon.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/northern-lebanon-target-of-unusual-israeli-attack</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:59:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel stops UNRWA with new laws]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel's parliament has voted through new legislation that prevents Unrwa, the UN's aid organization for Palestine refugees, from operating in the country.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/israel-may-ban-unrwa-catastrophic</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:26:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu's party holds "colonize Gaza" event]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel's ruling party is hosting an event near the Gaza Strip border next week. The event's title: "Preparations to colonize Gaza".]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/netanyahus-party-holds-colonize-gaza-event</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 08:23:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rival in the government strengthens Netanyahu's position]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Knesset member and former Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar joins Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Israel.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:28:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu: The Corridor Must Remain Closed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met a critical press corps at a stage when internal protests in Israel are increasing in strength. Netanyahu emphasized that Israel will retain control over the controversial Philadelphia corridor between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:04:58 GMT</pubDate>
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