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Israel Turns Right—and Away From America

Two weeks before election, Netanyahu poised for victory

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 28, 2009 7:29 AM CST

(Newser) – Polls indicate the next prime minister of Israel will be Benjamin Netanyahu, an election result that will push the country even further to the right and away from a two-state solution. The Likud leader presents a paradox, Damien McElroy writes in the Telegraph: although Netanyahu... Read full story »

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