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Netanyahu’s party calls record Arab turnout the ‘Islamization of Israel’

People gather outside a polling station beside campaign posters, including one depicting Benjamin Netanyahu, during Israel's general election in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Israel certified its election results Friday, confirming that the Jewish state’s minority Arab population will control a record 19 seats in the Knesset — enough, at least on paper, to break the stalemate between incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot.

Trump suffers another loss in effort to block California ballots

Ballots are sorted the day after California's primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A federal appeals court shut down President Trump’s attempt to block the counting of 20,000 California ballots the administration says belong to suspected noncitizens.

Ballots are sorted the day after California's primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Trump suffers another loss in effort to block California ballots

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Mystery PACs tell conservatives to ditch GOP Sens. Sullivan and Husted days before Election Day

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Decades of enemy subversion pose an existential threat to U.S., new book reveals

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Obamacare to see double-digit premium hike in 2027, likely eroding enrollment

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Actor Michael Douglas says he hopes voters ‘massacre’ Republicans

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Halle Berry loses primary custody of son while daughter comes to her defense

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Trump hammers Senate candidate Andrews for her pro-transgender policies

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Florida woman arrested for allegedly threatening Trump ahead of rally

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In this courtroom sketch, from left, former Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro, attorneys Anna Estevao and Mark Donnelly, and Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, stand during a pretrial hearing in a drug trafficking case for Maduro and Flores, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Manhattan federal court in New York. (Jane Rosenberg via AP)

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