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    For Israel’s hard-right alliance, how high a priority is democracy?

    by Neri Zilber Nov 10, 2022 5 minutes

    In the context of his mostly ceremonial role, which is not supposed to drift into partisan politics, Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s remarks Thursday to Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of the Jewish Power faction of the Religious Zionism party, bordered on a lecture.

    The two were meeting as part of the post-election procedure in Israel, wherein the president confers with leaders of incoming parliamentary factions before choosing who is given the mandate to form the next government.

    After last week’s general election, it is already well known, that person will again be the long-serving Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spent the last 16 months as leader of the opposition.

    President Herzog was blunt with Mr. Ben-Gvir, who has been convicted of incitement and as a lawyer has defended extremist settlers charged with violence against Palestinians.

    “There is a certain image of you and your party that causes concern in many places regarding

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