The struggle for power in Israel has entered a decisive phase as former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has been called to form a government. That development, however, is not in itself the end of Benjamin Netanyahu's record-long tenure, as his Likud party and its allies still remain the largest bloc in the Knesset, though short of a simple majority. The surprising swing of 19 Arab-Israeli candidates in Eisenkot's favour, despite the General's reservations, has rekindled the hope of seeing an end to the war criminal's rule, as........

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