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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Israel elections deal a major setback to Netanyahu

Parliamentary voting results in a virtual tie between conservatives and the center-left, denying the prime minister a mandate to pursue his hawkish policies.

JERUSALEM — Israeli voters dealt a stunning political rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leaving parliamentary elections in a virtual tie between the right and center-left and denying him the mandate he sought to pursue hawkish policies toward Palestinian peace talks, Iran’s nuclear program and construction of West Bank settlements.mf

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