Netanyahu urges far-right unity to shore up his election bid
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing his far-right coalition partners to merge before Israel’s October election to avoid diluting the right-wing vote and imperiling his bloc’s chances of re-election, as Itamar Ben-Gvir resists a merger with Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism. Analysts warn several right-wing parties are near the 3.25% electoral threshold, risking vote fragmentation, while a new rival party led by Ofer Winter could further complicate the right-wing tally.
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