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FILE - In this June 24, 2019, file photo, Bezalel Smotrich, the then Israeli transportation minister, arrives to attend a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. An alliance of far-right groups including openly racist and homophobic candidates like Smotrich appears poised to enter Israel’s parliament, possibly as an indispensable member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition, according to exit polls Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Smotrich, a longtime activist, has organized anti-gay protests and recently compared gay marriage to incest. (Menahem Kahana/Pool via AP, File)

Far-right party set to gain new influence after Israeli vote

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2021 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Leumit Health Care Services vaccination facility in Jerusalem. Israel is holding its fourth election in two years after two deadlocked votes and a government that collapsed after less than a year. It is widely seen as a one-issue referendum — with the electorate almost evenly divided — on whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can remain in power. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool via AP, File)

EXPLAINER: Israelis vote in fourth election in 2 years

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, tours the Mahane Yehuda market while campaigning a day before national elections, in Jerusalem, Monday, March 22, 2021. The March 23 vote is Israel’s fourth parliamentary election in two years. (AP Photo/Oren Ben Hakoon)

Israel votes: Netanyahu’s fate hangs on Tuesday’s elections

By Laurie Kellman - Associated Press

People pass an election campaign billboard for the Likud party that shows a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, March 21, 2021. Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday for what will be the fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

An election campaign billboard for the Likud party that shows a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and opposition party leader Yair Lapid, is defaced with Hebrew that reads, &quot;go home,&quot; in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, March 21, 2021. Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday for what will be the fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

EXPLAINER: Players in Israel’s fourth election in 2 years

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Israeli protesters, one wearing a mask of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carry large Israeli flag during a demonstration outside of his official residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, March. 20, 2021. The weekly protests against Netanyahu's corruption charges and his handling of the pandemic have persisted since summer, but tonight's gathering is the last before Israel will be holding its fourth election in two years on March 23. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Thousands protest against Israel’s Netanyahu ahead of vote

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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, from left; Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, sit during the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington. As Israel heads to the polls next week for the fourth time in two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to capitalize on his new partnership with the United Arab Emirates in his desperate campaign to stay in power. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Despite ties, UAE stays clear of Netanyahu election maneuver

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during his meeting with the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Andrej Babis in Jerusalem, on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel election faces new factors

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Israeli PM avoided Saudi airspace because of Houthi missiles

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FILE - In this March 8, 2021 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, speaks to journalists after meeting the Israeli citizen, who is the 5 millionth person to be vaccinated in Israel, at a ceremony in Tel Aviv. An Israeli official says Netanyahu will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, March 10. It will be Netanyahu's first official trip to the Gulf Arab nation after the two countries established diplomatic relations. (Miriam Alster/Pool via AP)

Israel’s Netanyahu cancels UAE trip in pre-election setback

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israel’s Netanyahu to visit Abu Dhabi on 1st official trip

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Audience members wearing protective face masks take a selfie during a performance of Israeli musician Ivri Lider, where all guests were required to show &quot;green passport&quot; proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination or full recovery from the virus at a soccer stadium in Tel Aviv, Friday, March. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

With many vaccinated, Israel reopens economy before election

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday Aug. 28, 2018 file photo, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday, March 3, 2021 that she has launched an investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories. Fatou Bensouda said in a statement the probe will be conducted “independently, impartially and objectively, without fear or favor.” (Bas Czerwinski/Pool file via AP, File)

ICC launches war crimes probe into Israeli practices

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

A medical staffer attends a Palestinian patient infected with COVID-19 at the emergency unit, of the Palestine Medical Complex, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

A year in, coronavirus rages in vaccine-needy West Bank

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2019 file photo, Israel's Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit reads a statement for media, in Jerusalem. In an official letter to the national security adviser released Monday, March 2, 2021, Mandelblit slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement that he would share surplus vaccines with far-flung allies in Africa, Europe and Latin America. Mandelblit argues that the prime minister cannot make such a decision without consulting the Cabinet. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Israeli attorney general slams Netanyahu’s vaccine diplomacy

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

In this Aug. 14, 2020, photo, the vehicle cargo ship Helios Ray is seen at the Port of Chiba in Chiba, Japan. An explosion struck the Israeli-owned Helios Ray as it sailed out of the Middle East on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, an unexplained blast renewing concerns about ship security in the region amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. (Katsumi Yamamoto via AP)

Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2021 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks to the media during a visit to the Fitness gym ahead of the re-opening of the branch in Petah Tikva, Israel. Israel's attorney general says a plan by Netanyahu to ship surplus coronavirus vaccines to diplomatic allies has been frozen. In a statement, Thursday, Feb. 25, the attorney general says he's conducting a legal review in response to queries from various officials. (AP Photo/Tal Shahar, Yediot Ahronot, Pool, File)

Israeli plan to share vaccines frozen by legal questions

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Israeli actress Carmit Mesilati Kaplan, right, during a visit to the Khan theater ahead of the re-opening of the culture sector, in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool Photo via AP)

For Israel’s allies, road to vaccines runs through Jerusalem

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Israeli actress Carmit Mesilati Kaplan, right, during a visit to the Khan theater ahead of the re-opening of the culture sector, in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool Photo via AP)

Diplomatic doses: Israel shares vaccines with allied nations

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein visits Fitness gym ahead of the re-opening of the branch in Petah Tikva, Israel on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tal Shahar, Yediot Ahronot, Pool)

Israeli court delays Netanyahu corruption trial until April

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