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Article tone: Celebratory
Israel's election too close to call. And, the Ebola outbreak reaches grim milestoneIsraeli voters turned out in record numbers, and the results remain too close to call. And, more than 10,000 people have been infected with Ebola since the outbreak was first declared in May.
Article tone: Light
Watch: What happens now after close vote in Israeli election?Polls have closed in the Israeli election, but there is no clear winner.
Article tone: Curious
Why it could take time for a new Israeli government to formIsrael faces what many view as one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history.
Tens of thousands of Israeli expats expected to fly home to vote in critical election
Tens of thousands of Israeli citizens living abroad have flown to Israel to vote in person in Tuesday's election. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports from the airport.
This center-right former general could unseat Netanyahu as Prime Minister in Israel
A former Israeli general is the main center-right challenger hoping to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israeli elections this week.
The bitter row over military service that could shape Israel's future
The ultra-Orthodox community is resisting being drafted into the Israeli army. But will they now bring down the Netanyahu government?
Israel to close West Bank crossings on election day as crackdown escalates
The Israeli Defense Forces announces restrictions on the movement of Palestinian workers in the run-up to Tuesday's election.
Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes
The crackdown follows the killing of two Israeli soldiers by two Palestinian gunmen on Friday - and comes just days ahead of Israel's election.
Article tone: Curious
Former deputy national security adviser discusses Netanyahu's reelection campaignNPR's Leila Fadel asks former Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer what a seventh term in office for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would mean for the U.S. and Israel.
Nearly 80 activists detained by Israel while helping Palestinians harvest olives
An unprecedented mass detention unfolds in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces detain nearly 80 activists, including American rabbis and a congressional nominee helping Palestinians pick olives.
Article tone: Curious
How Arab parties could hold critical balance of power in Israeli electionDisaffection has often driven down turnout among Arab Israelis, but there is a strong push to get rid of the right-wing governing coalition.
Israel frees dozens of Americans, including U.S. Congress nominee, after West Bank detention
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander along with dozens of American and Israeli rabbis and activists were helping Palestinian olive harvesters when they were detained by Israeli forces.
Israeli military arrests U.S. Congressional nominee, dozens of rabbis
Brad Lander and dozens of rabbis were detained by the Israeli security forces as they helped Palestinians with their olive harvest
Article tone: Hopeful
Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelectionTrump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."
‘Limited evidence’ of protester violence at Sydney demonstration against Israeli president Isaac Herzog visit
Amid police brutality allegations, inquiry hears protesters against visit of Israeli president were ‘largely peaceful’ Get our new political email ,...
Article tone: Alarming
European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West BankThe Israeli military condemns the violence but the prime minister's office says it is part of a "smear" campaign.
China tells Israel to stop 'forced establishment' of West Bank settlements
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of a conference.
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Major Israeli TV networks revise polling projections – as it happened
This blog had now closed – our live Israel election results coverage continues here Israel election results live updates Across Israel , voting is now under way. Here are some of the latest images being sent to us over the newswires: Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have flown in for the elections, according to Aid Coalition , a US-based nonprofit focused on strengthening Israel’s democracy.
Article tone: Alarming
Turnout so far highest on record as Israelis vote in pivotal electionThe elections - the first since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the wars which followed - are widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu.
Article tone: Alarming
Netanyahu reportedly pressured military to attack Iran in run-up to electionIsraeli prime minister increases alarmist rhetoric as his far-right coalition narrowly trails in polls Israel election – live updates Benjamin...
British politicians among international delegates barred from entering West Bank
Group was on visit to meet Palestinian children, farmers and civil leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forces An international delegation including British politicians has been barred from entering the West Bank on a trip to meet Palestinian children, farmers and society leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forces during olive harvest season. The delegation of 23 people, including four elected representatives, was drawn from countries including France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Holland, Ireland and the US.
Article tone: Alarming
Israeli soldiers raze neighbourhood in Hebron, driving families from homesPM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘to destroy this place’ in retaliation for militant attack on army checkpoint Israeli troops have levelled a neighbourhood in Hebron, driving out hundreds of families in collective punishment for a militant attack on an army checkpoint outside the West Bank city, local Palestinian authorities said. The Hebron municipality estimated that 35 hectares (86 acres) had been destroyed or marked for destruction and about 1,500 people had been evicted from their homes by Saturday afternoon in the district of Ein Deir Baha.
Article tone: Tragic
Israel launches collective punishment campaign in Hebron after two soldiers killedBenjamin Netanyahu and ministers promise demolitions and forced displacement after deadly gunfight Israel has launched a campaign of collective punishment against Palestinians in Hebron after gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and injured three near a checkpoint outside the city. Benjamin Netanyahu announced a siege on Hebron and neighbouring Halhul and said residents of the gunmen’s home neighbourhoods would all be forced out.
Article tone: Alarming
Retired general discusses the U.S. and Israeli plan for possible attack on IranNPR'S Leila Fadel speaks with retired four-star Gen. Joseph Votel about the war in Iran and the U.S. and Israeli objectives for a potential post-election bombing campaign.
Israeli military detain US and UK volunteers in West Bank including Democratic NY politician Brad Lander
About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police station The Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander, several rabbis and Israel’s former deputy attorney general. “I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis and volunteers,” Lander posted from a bus taking him to a police station.
Article tone: Alarming
Troubled waters: life during wartime for Iranians on the strait of HormuzDespite US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran’s attacks on shipping, the waterway still has to provide a lifeline for those that live and work there Capt Farouq turns the wheel as he watches the ferry terminal of Bandar Abbas grow smaller, its bright lights flickering in the distance. In front of him, the navigation radar beeps periodically, its green and pink lights glowing in the darkness.
Article tone: Alarming
Israeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlersMove comes after US photojournalist and group of European diplomats and Palestinians were assaulted in separate attacks Israeli police have detained 10 people in a rare raid against settlers, after a weekend of extreme violence in the occupied West Bank including an attack on US photojournalist Heidi Levine , which she described as an “attempted lynching”. She was knocked down, kicked and beaten by a group of masked Israeli men as she covered the olive harvest in a Palestinian village on Friday.
Article tone: Alarming
Guardian reporter filmed masked militants seconds before West Bank attack on French mayorNew video footage of Israeli settler assault on European delegation as Netanyahu attempts to raise doubt Hours after Israeli militants attacked a delegation of European diplomats, French clerics and a visiting mayor in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, responded by questioning the delegation’s account of the assault. “Serious accusations require serious evidence” was the all-caps headline of a social media post from the office of the prime minister.
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Article tone: Tragic
Israeli forces begin demolishing Palestinian buildings in Hebron after two Israeli soldiers shot deadThe soldiers were killed in an attack by two Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint outside the West Bank city on Friday morning.
Article tone: Tragic
Israel orders closure of West Bank after soldiers kill 2 men behind an alleged attackIsraeli soldiers shot and killed two men who the military said had launched an attack near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday...
Rabbi detained by Israeli forces in West Bank speaks out
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T'ruah, a rabbinical human rights organization, about her detainment by Israeli forces while observing a Palestinian olive harvest.
Article tone: Curious
Why Israeli Gen Z voters are drawn to the far rightMore than half a million young people will cast their ballots in Israel next week - and they could make all the difference.
Article tone: Alarming
Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attackThe BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.
Article tone: Alarming
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank during olive harvestIsraeli settlers were seen attacking Palestinian farmers and setting fire to olive trees in the West Bank.
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