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Netanyahu is facing electoral catastrophe — and could place Israel in existential peril

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a severe electoral crisis and potential governance challenges as public dissatisfaction grows over unresolved conflicts, notably with Iran. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli DemocracyBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli PoliticsConstitutional CrisisYair LapidNaftali BennettIsrael ElectionsIran ConflictNetanyahu's PoliciesEmergency Laws

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds the hand of his wife Sara as they attend a ceremony commemorating Yom HaZikaron at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 21."
Lebanon
"Irans proxies Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza"
Yemen
"the Houthis in Yemen"
Israel
"inside Israel has darkened rather than lifted."

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