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        <title>Likud claims election ‘stolen’ by Arab parties following their record performance</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-claims-election-stolen-by-arab-parties-following-their-record-performance/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Netanyahu's party says it presented 'hundreds of testimonies' and other evidence; election panel says it's reviewing the fraud allegations, which a senior official earlier dismissed<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/AP26300479402921-1024x640.jpg" title="Likud claims election ‘stolen’ by Arab parties following their record performance" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Eisenkot and Netanyahu each vow to form next coalition, even as exit polls predict stalemate</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/eisenkot-and-netanyahu-each-vow-to-form-next-coalition-even-as-exit-polls-predict-stalemate/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Avigdor Liberman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parties across the political spectrum celebrate, even though neither bloc has majority to form coalition without violating campaign promises; most urge patience until final votes counted<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/montage-2up-20261028-9108f5-1024x640.jpg" title="Eisenkot and Netanyahu each vow to form next coalition, even as exit polls predict stalemate" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Turnout hits historic high as Israel votes; election committee rejects multiple claims of foul play</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/turnout-hits-historic-high-as-israel-votes-in-national-election-parties-allege-foul-play/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel Inside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 Israeli election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yair Golan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ra'am party (United Arab List)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arab Israelis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Elections Committee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[74.3% of eligible voters cast ballots by 8 p.m., highest since 1988 at that hour; pointing to Arabs and the left, Netanyahu says 'they're trying to steal election,' while Eisenkot accuses him of trying to 'lay groundwork' to contest results<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/F261027CG446-1024x640.jpg" title="Turnout hits historic high as Israel votes; election committee rejects multiple claims of foul play" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>After months of threats by Trump, resumption of Iran war now seems inevitable</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-months-of-threats-by-trump-resumption-of-iran-war-now-seems-inevitable/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 US-Israel war with Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pickaxe Mountain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[US president had no intention of hitting Iran again, despite his bluster. But as Tehran refuses to budge in negotiations, signs are pointing toward renewed fighting after the midterms<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/AP26274607049855-1024x640.jpg" title="After months of threats by Trump, resumption of Iran war now seems inevitable" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Netanyahu pushed for Iran strike before election but Trump refused, CNN says</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-pushed-for-iran-strike-before-election-but-trump-refused-cnn-says/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prime Minister's Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 Israeli election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eyal Zamir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel Katz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avigdor Liberman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 US-Israel war with Iran]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Network says US president instead signaled there will be joint military action soon; PM's office denies 'fake news'; reps from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey in Tehran for talks<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/AP26208782971465-1024x640.jpg" title="Netanyahu pushed for Iran strike before election but Trump refused, CNN says" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>PM said to secretly meet ex-Mossad official working for Qatar at height of Gaza war</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-said-to-secretly-meet-ex-mossad-official-working-for-qatar-at-height-of-gaza-war/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mossad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonatan Urich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qatargate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yisrael Einhorn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Netanyahu, who was reportedly asked to rein in ministers criticizing Qatar, said to be refusing further police questioning in Qatargate affair; Urich was reportedly paid NIS 1.9 million in 2024 for Qatar influence campaign<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2024/06/AP24160545076689-1024x640.jpg" title="PM said to secretly meet ex-Mossad official working for Qatar at height of Gaza war" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>In ‘unprecedented confrontation,’ IDF chief said resisting Netanyahu&#8217;s order for military action tied to Iran</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-unprecedented-confrontation-idf-chief-said-resisting-military-action-tied-to-iran-ordered-by-pm/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 US-Israel war with Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eyal Zamir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbas Araghchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran's nuclear program]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Channel 12 says action could lead to conflict with Tehran just before election, Zamir demanded signed documents regarding legal authorization; PM calls report 'nonsense'<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/DUAL-4-1024x640.jpeg" title="In ‘unprecedented confrontation,’ IDF chief said resisting Netanyahu&#8217;s order for military action tied to Iran" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Shin Bet to provide security for three opposition party leaders amid rising threats</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-to-provide-security-for-three-opposition-party-leaders-amid-rising-threats/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel Inside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofer Winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yair Golan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shin Bet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 Israeli election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Elections Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naftali Bennett]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Security agency to oversee protection for Yashar leader Eisenkot, Democrats chief Golan, and People of Israel party head Ofer Winter; man attacks Bennett's entourage in Tel Aviv<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/F261024FFF310-1024x640.jpg" title="Shin Bet to provide security for three opposition party leaders amid rising threats" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Bank of Israel, opposition heads pan Netanyahu’s proposal to use crypto to evade sanctions</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/bank-of-israel-opposition-heads-pan-pms-proposal-to-use-crypto-to-evade-sanctions/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel Inside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Bank settlements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sanctions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israeli economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central bank says digital currency can't be used for such purposes, stresses need to preserve economic ties; Eisenkot tears into PM for 'dismantling Israeli economy'<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/F260125AVS17-1024x640.jpg" title="Bank of Israel, opposition heads pan Netanyahu’s proposal to use crypto to evade sanctions" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Tamir Hayman: We should be worried about Israel&#8217;s post-Oct. 7 security doctrine</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/tamir-hayman-we-should-be-worried-about-israels-post-oct-7-security-doctrine/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lazar Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Times of Israel podcasts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2023-2025 Israel-Hamas war]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The head of the INSS and former military intelligence chief warns that the emerging concept doesn't see peace as the goal, and is looking to replace the US alliance<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/Lazar-Focus-March-19-52-1024x640.jpg" title="Tamir Hayman: We should be worried about Israel&#8217;s post-Oct. 7 security doctrine" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Report: Netanyahu&#8217;s campaign against Winter rooted in anger over advice to Eli Feldstein</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-netanyahus-campaign-against-winter-rooted-in-anger-over-advice-to-eli-feldstein/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 03:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2026 Israeli election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eli Feldstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofer Winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amir Haddad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israeli TV says People of Israel leader advised his father against hiring PM's personal lawyer: 'You need to think about your son, not Netanyahu'<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/08/montage-2up-20260831-50777a-1024x640.jpg" title="Report: Netanyahu&#8217;s campaign against Winter rooted in anger over advice to Eli Feldstein" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Netanyahu and Eisenkot in dead heat five days before election, final ToI poll shows</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-and-eisenkot-in-dead-heat-five-days-before-election-final-toi-poll-shows/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel Inside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 Israeli election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knesset threshold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mansour Abbas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most say they want Netanyahu to resign if he can't form government; Eisenkot gets mixed reception at Western Wall; Kiryat Shmona mayor said to reluctantly appear in Netanyahu video<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/F261017SL0010-1024x640.jpg" title="Netanyahu and Eisenkot in dead heat five days before election, final ToI poll shows" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Daily Briefing Oct. 21 &#8211; Is Netanyahu gearing up to strike Iran?</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-oct-21-is-netanyahu-gearing-up-to-strike-iran/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the prime minister's failure to clamp down on extremist settler violence in the West Bank and the dangers of indecisive military operations<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/CMS-2-1024x640.jpg" title="Daily Briefing Oct. 21 &#8211; Is Netanyahu gearing up to strike Iran?" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Settler violence harms Israel&#8217;s interests. But for PM, halting it could spell political trouble</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/settler-violence-harms-israels-interests-but-for-pm-halting-it-could-hurt-him-politically/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bezalel Smotrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Itamar Ben Gvir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heidi Levine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Huckabee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 Israeli election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Netanyahu cast doubt on accounts of Jewish attacks on diplomats, priests and journalists over the weekend. With the election a week away, coalition calculations are taking precedence<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2025/08/Image-from-iOS-e1756245476491-1024x640.jpg" title="Settler violence harms Israel&#8217;s interests. But for PM, halting it could spell political trouble" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>IDF chief puts military on highest alert, orders leave freeze, ahead of Oct. 27 vote</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-puts-military-on-highest-alert-orders-leave-freeze-ahead-of-oct-27-vote/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eyal Zamir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDF Israel Defense Forces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yair Lapid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Elections Committee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eyal Zamir instructs military to have more senior officers present in command centers; West Bank forces boosted, but seen unlikely to thwart settler violence<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/WhatsApp_Image_2026-10-04_at_15.30.30-1024x640.jpeg" title="IDF chief puts military on highest alert, orders leave freeze, ahead of Oct. 27 vote" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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