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Bibi returns, Lapid leaves and widespread attention on Ben Gvir and Smotrich: This Week in Israeli news

West Bank clashes continue but Lebanon border deal reaches potential breakthrough

November 4, 2022 17:17
R: Benjamin Netanyahu speaks following his election win (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images); C Israel's Leviathan gas platform close to its disputed maritime border with Lebanon (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images); L: Palestinian protestor in Hebron as West Bank violence continues (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)
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To say that it has been a whirlwind week in Israeli politics is probably unfair to whirlwinds. The machinations surrounding Israel's umpteenth election in the last few years are far less ordered than even the most chaotic weather events. In a shock to many, King Bibi Netanyahu is set to return to power next week, facing an embarrassment of issues from the uproar over his coalition partners, to a tense treaty with the Lebanese over drilling rights.

Bibi is Back

On Tuesday Israeli voters trod their well-worn path to the polls to vote in their fifth general election in under four years, a record that would make even the British Conservative party blush.