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Elections Do Little To Point The Way Out Of Israel's Political Impasse

The preliminary results show yet another near deadlock between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and its main centrist rival.
An employee works on a Likud party billboard showing Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump in a printing house earlier this month in Rosh Haayin, Israel.

Israel's second election in less than six months looks unlikely to clear up its political impasse, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again falling short of a majority in parliament and forced to scramble for allies to retain power.

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