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Two Candidates, Two Israels, One Nation in the Balance

Two Candidates, Two Israels, One Nation in the Balance
NYT World Tuesday 27 October 2026, 04:01 UTC By Roger Cohen 1 min read
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A banner for the Likud party and its leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with the slogan, “The Right or Palestine.” Other candidates in the elections are to the left of it.

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