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Netanyahu’s political survival in hands of far-right ministers
Reliance on extremist allies such as Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich distancing prime minister from Israeli public
Israel’s national security minister presented himself before the television cameras to make a statement on Sunday, shortly after leaving a meeting with the country’s prime minister.
Invoking divine support, Itamar Ben-Gvir said he had “warned the prime minister that if God forbids it, Israel will not enter a ceasefire”. He said Benjamin Netanyahu “promised that Israel would enter Rafah, that the war would not end, and promised that there will be no irresponsible deal”.
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Netanyahu Pacifies Israel's Far Right and Alienates Everyone Else to Survive
A pair of hard-line ministers hold tremendous power that has stymied demands from the U.S., the military and hostage families.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
US security adviser urges Netanyahu to connect war to 'political strategy'
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Slovakia’s Politics Were Toxic Long Before Its Prime Minister Was Shot
Years of vitriolic rhetoric, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, left Slovakia with bitter political division.The New York Times - World -
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Slovak interior minister says that a ‘lone wolf’ who did not belong to political groups has been charged in shooting PM
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Slovakia's president says heads of all political parties will meet to seek 'calm' after shooting of prime minister
Slovakia's president says heads of all political parties will meet to seek 'calm' after shooting of prime ministerABC News - World -
Police charged the suspect in the shooting of Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico with attempted murder, in what the government said was a lone-wolf attack without political affiliation.
Police charged the suspect in the shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico with attempted murder, in what the government said was a lone-wolf attack without political affiliation.The Wall Street Journal - World -
German prosecutors probe far-right lawmaker for bribery
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US voters are increasingly polarised over politics, but Brits are far less stubborn | Torsten Bell
Pundits say rising negative feelings to other parties threatens democracy. Apart from in America, new research tells a different story. The frontrunner to be the next US president is spending his weeks in court, charged with a criminal offence ...The Guardian - World -
The strategic incompetence of Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu’s supporters in Israel and America confuse sound bites for tactics and bombastic rhetoric for strategy.The Hill - Politics
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