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19 Arab politicians sworn into Israel's Knesset, a record, as Netanyahu's grip slips
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Gadi Eisenkot, the opposition leader tasked with forming a government, has just under four weeks to do it, with a possible two-week extension. To oust Benjamin Netanyahu he must break promises not to rely on Arab parties or to keep military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men. On Tuesday, far-right protesters gathered outside the Knesset, but the ceremony passed without violence.
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