President Isaac Herzog is set to task a candidate with trying to form a government, following two days of talks with party leaders and officials after an inconclusive election.
The commanding victory of the Democrats has brought private relief to some Europeans but no official glee, with Ukraine, Iran and NATO all hanging in the balance.
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President Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July. He has questioned the utility of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
President Isaac Herzog wrapped up two days of talks with party leaders by saying he will ask one of them on Sunday to try to assemble a governing coalition.
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President Isaac Herzog of Israel with members of the Central Elections Committee in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Israel once had bipartisan support in the United States, but a strong showing for Democrats, some of whom are deeply critical of the war in Gaza, has left the country with fewer friends in Congress.
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The Detroit election night party of the Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan. Mr. El-Sayed won his race.
President Isaac Herzog has tried to avoid controversy and heal rifts in his largely ceremonial role. But his skills as a savvy mediator could be instrumental after an inconclusive election.
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President Isaac Herzog may push for a broad, unity government after the fractious election, analysts say.
Party leaders will make competing cases to the Israeli president for either Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot to get the first chance to build a governing coalition.
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Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot on a billboard in Tel Aviv last month.
After losing ground in Israelโs election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must draw on decades of political capital and reckon with old foes if he is to build a governing coalition.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressing supporters last week in Jerusalem after polls closed in a closely fought election.
Having won a record 19 seats in Israelโs Parliament, the two Arab-led parties say they want to work with opposition factions to take down the Netanyahu government.
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An electoral billboard for the Arab-led Joint List political alliance in Israelโs northern city of Nazareth in October.
With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fighting to stay in power and President Trump facing a tough midterm, Iranโs leaders expect no major shift in policy.
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A campaign billboard last week in Tel Aviv showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump.
The leading contenders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, arenโt substantially different in their approach to Israelโs security or in their opposition to a Palestinian state.
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Campaign posters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party, and Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, in Hadera, Israel, on Tuesday.
Gains for Arab-led parties have electrified Taibe, in central Israel, even as voters elsewhere in Israel say they have no place in any future government.
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Ahmad Tibi, a leader of the Joint List party, with supporters on Tuesday outside a polling station in Taibe, Israel, a predominantly Arab town. โWeโre ready to swallow frogs to take down Netanyahuโs government,โ he said.
Some groups stood by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs party, but support fell off among others. Turnout was also a striking factor in the election.
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Election campaign posters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs Likud party in Adora, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs party and its allies won 53 seats in Parliament, falling short of the outright majority needed to form a government. The main opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, won 48.
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