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Israel's coalition game: Netanyahu, Eisenkot play political bluff - who will blink first?

Israel's political leaders gather for the traditional group photograph at the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset on Tuesday. The success of coalition negotiations will ultimately depend on what each leader is prepared to concede to form a government, the writer argues.

France calls Israel's barring of French left-wing candidate Melenchon 'demagogic' decision

 Founder of French left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) and presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon speaks to the press at the esplanade des Invalides outside the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, June 11, 2026.

Police: Shin Bet must provide more evidence before investigation into foreign funding of elections

Boaz Balat, head of the Israel Police's Investigations Department attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on April 27, 2025.