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Netanyahu in Lod
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting with Israeli border police in the central city of Lod, near Tel Aviv, on May 13, 2021, a day after Israeli far-right groups clashed with security forces and Arab Israelis. A state of emergency has been declared with entry restrictions and a curfew in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod, where an Arab resident was shot dead and a synagogue torched. - YUVAL CHEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Netanyahu capitalizes on war

Israel’s war on Hamas has given new life to Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to hold onto power as prime minister.

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