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Mike Smith is the AFP news editor for Israel and the Palestinian Territories and author of Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria's Unholy War.
Angered by police killing, Ethiopian-Israelis demand change
Solomon Teka’s death has been a deeply personal tragedy for his family, but for the wider Ethiopian-Israeli community, he has become a symbol as well
Netanyahu on path for victory in Israeli election
Netanyahu sought to portray himself as Israel’s essential statesman in the run-up to the vote and highlighted his bond with US President Donald Trump
Netanyahu, Gantz make final pitches before Israeli vote
Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, opinion polls are giving Netanyahu’s Likud and Gantz’s Blue and White a similar number of seats in the 120-seat parliament
In close election, Netanyahu relies on ‘us versus them’
As Israel approaches an April 9 general election, Netanyahu is again resorting to right-wing populism
Netanyahu takes aim at graft probes ahead of Israel polls
A prime minister is not legally required to resign if charged — only after convicted with appeals exhausted
Israel police recommend indicting Netanyahu in third graft probe
Police said there was evidence to charge Netanyahu with bribery, fraud, breach of trust and unlawful acceptance.
Merkel, Netanyahu seek to brush past differences for Israel talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday as they seek to publicly brush past
Netanyahu rejects calls to resign after police seek indictment
The Prime Minister has been suspected of bribery, fraud and breach of public trust.