Poll: Likud pulls into tie with Blue and White
Netanyahu gaining momentum, new poll shows, tying Gantz-Lapid while right-wing bloc continues to rise.
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Trump to sign Golan recognition order during Netanyahu visit
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UN council passes measure accusing Israel of war crimes
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Erdogan Rips Trump:
'Golan recognition will plunge Middle East into new crisis'
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Iraq: 100 feared dead as ferry sinks during Kurdish holiday
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17 Days to Elections:
Poll: Right leads Left 65 to 55
New survey shows Right-Religious bloc taking 10-seat lead over Left-Arab bloc, even as Blue and White maintains lead over the Likud.
Poll: Right-wing bloc 62, Left-wing bloc 58
Blue and White drops 3 seats - but left-wing bloc nears parity with Right. Zehut rises to 6 seats, while Shas barely clears threshold.
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Rabbi shot during Samaria attack dies
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US to leave 1,000 troops in Syria, despite planned 'withdrawal'
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Court bans Ben-Ari:
Arab parties in, Otzma Yehudit candidate out
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Female terrorist brandishing a knife nabbed in Hevron
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Watch: Gazans celebrate deadly attack on Israelis
US envoy blasts Hamas after Palestinian Arabs spotted celebrating deadly terrorist attack on Israelis.
Terror in Samaria:
19-year-old soldier identified as fatal victim of Samaria attack
Israeli man killed in Arab terror attack Sunday identified as 19-year-old IDF sergeant Gal Keidan.
Israeli-American rabbi barred from entering UK
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'Anti-Semitic Tiberias mayor needs to be institutionalized'
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Erdogan:
'Netanyahu is a tyrant who massacres children'
Turkish president ramps up attacks on Israeli premier, accuses Netanyahu of 'massacring children'.
