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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Israeli Opposition Leaders Face Tough Choice on Election Promises

Five Israeli "change bloc" party leaders, including Yair Lapid, face a difficult decision to potentially break election promises and form a coalition with parties they opposed. This is seen as necessary to remove Prime Minister Netanyahu from office, with the alternative of new elections being worse.

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Israeli Opposition Leaders Face Tough Choice on Election Promises
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What happened

  1. 01Five Israeli opposition leaders must decide whether to break election promises to form a coalition.
  2. 02Breaking promises is seen as necessary to remove Prime Minister Netanyahu from office.
  3. 03The alternative to forming a coalition is holding more elections, which is considered worse.
  4. 04Yair Lapid is among the leaders facing this difficult decision.
  5. 05The article suggests public anger over broken promises may eventually subside.

The article suggests public anger may subside as the necessity of the move becomes clear.

Translated and summarized by baba from Haaretz, the latest report. Read Haaretz’s original

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