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Israeli parliament confirms Netanyahu's new gov't

​The Israeli parliament approved late Thursday night a right-wing government formed by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his Likud party won an early election nearly two months ago.

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Israeli right wing claims victory following exit polls, center-left urges wait for official results

​Israel's incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory following exit polls showing him tied with opposition center-left Zionist Union led by Isaac Herzog in Tuesday's parliamentary elections.

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Israel denies Netanyahu's 2009 speech "no longer relevant"

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not say that his 2009 speech, in which he supported a two-state solution to end Israel's conflict with the Palestinians, is no longer relevant, a source in the prime minister's office told Xinhua on Monday.