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Israeli Election Authorities and Volunteers Seek to Counter Threats to Voting

Election observers point to risks including the growing sophistication and prevalence of A.I.-generated content and senior government officials who have repeatedly suggested the results could be rigged.

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Packing ballots and polling station equipment at the Central Elections Committee’s Logistics Center in Shoham, Israel, this month.
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Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich Diverge in Israel’s Election

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich lead ultranationalist parties that previously joined forces, in deals brokered by Benjamin Netanyahu. They are not on the same slate this time.

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The far-right Israeli lawmakers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are not running on the same slate in this election.
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U.S. Officials Condemn West Bank Attacks as Netanyahu Casts Doubt on Them

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has downplayed accounts of recent extremist attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank amid the annual olive harvest.

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Masked Israeli settlers driving through Abu Falah in the West Bank on Saturday.
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