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Netanyahu Wins Likud Party's Primary, Setting Up Another Election Run

One month after being indicted on corruption charges, Israel's longest-serving prime minister wins his party's support to seek reelection in March.
Israeli Prime Minister won a decisive victory to remain the leader of the Likud Party — and he's now promising more concessions from the U.S., as Israel prepares to hold a general election in March.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be his party's leader when Israel holds a national election in March, after notching a landslide victory in the Likud Party primary Thursday. Netanyahu had faced a rare challenger in Likud's primary race, but he secured more than 70% of

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