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Netanyahu on course for record fifth term after rival admits defeat

Benjamin Netanyahu's is on course for a fifth term as Israel's prime minister. Benny Gantz, his main rival in Tuesday's election, conceded defeat at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Israel

Euroviews. Bibi fatigue: How the Israeli election became a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu ǀ View

This is a race between two competing perspectives: Those who have Bibi fatigue and those who see Netanyahu as indispensable to the nation.

World

Is Netanyahu's annexation threat a panic move as election looms?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to formally annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank ahead of Tuesday's elections in Israel.

USA

Trump looms large over Israeli election as Netanyahu aims to make history

A vital component of a bid by "King Bibi" to become Israel's longest-serving prime minister sits 10,000 miles away in Washington.

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Syria

EU's Mogherini: Bloc won't recognize Israeli sovereignty on Golan

EU's Mogherini: Bloc won't recognize Israeli sovereignty on Golan

Israel

Israel reopens Gaza crossing after "Great March of Return” protests

Israel reopens Gaza crossing after "Great March of Return” protests

World News

Israel reopens Gaza crossing after "Great March of Return” protests

Israel reopened its commercial crossing with the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a day after a smaller than expected Palestinian protest along the border.

Israel

Watch: A look inside the world's longest salt cave

During one dinner break the researchers felt their pasta lacked flavour – "So we just broke some salt off and used that."

Romania

Romania set to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem

Romanian Prime Minister announced a plan to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem at a meeting with a pro-Israel lobby in Washington DC.

USA

Pompeo suggests God sent Trump to save Israel

"As a Christian, I certainly believe that's possible," the secretary of state said when asked whether the president had an explicitly divine mission.

West Bank

West Bank manhunt underway after fatal attack

West Bank manhunt underway after fatal attack

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Tel Aviv installs 'zombie lights' for pedestrians addicted to mobiles

Tel Aviv is trying to catch the attention of people distracted by their smartphones using LED stoplights embedded in its pedestrian crossings.

Israel

Red Sea corals flourish at previously-restricted Israeli beach

For 50 years an Israeli oil company kept bathers off a prime Red Sea beach. But it couldn’t stop sea life: a spectacular coral reef blossomed over time. Now, scientists have discovered a magical undersea world.

Israel

Israel shoots one man dead on Gaza border

Israeli forces shoot dead one Palestinian man who was part of protests at the border with Gaza.

USA

Arkansas publisher embroiled in legal battle over law banning Israel boycotts

One of more than 25 states to put anti-BDS legislation on the books, Arkansas is a battleground in a conflict that's gone national.

Israel

Rival Tel Aviv protests over Bibi corruption charges

Rival Tel Aviv protests over Bibi corruption charges

Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption charges: what's next? Euronews answers

Netanyahu faces three possible charges on bribery, breaching trust and fraud. It could be his downfall.

World News

Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

Take a look back at this morning's biggest stories from across Europe.

Israel

Netanyahu dismisses corruption charges as 'witch hunt'

Netanyahu has denied the allegations and denounced "an unprecedented witch hunt intended to topple the right-wing government."

World News

Ukraine drops Eurovision singer Maruv over Russia row

Maruv was selected by a public vote on Saturday to sing at the contest in Israel in May but she refused contractual obligations requiring her not to perform in Russia.

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