Israel: Netanyahu declares primary election victory
By DW
27 December 2019 |
11:37 am
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has declared victory in the primary for his conservative Likud party. The longtime PM's win ensures the embattled leader a place in Israel's federal election, the third in 12 months.
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