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June 7, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Blames Looming Ouster on "Biggest Election Fraud in History"
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed, without evidence,
that an inconclusive March 23 election was rigged. Speaking to members
of his right-wing Likud party Sunday, Netanyahu said the election was
marred by the "biggest election fraud … in the history of any
democracy." Netanyahu's remarks drew comparisons to former President
Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election. They came as
Netanyahu faces a corruption trial and as a coalition of opposition
parties led by far-right nationalist politician Naftali Bennett is
poised to end Netanyahu's 12-year term as prime minister. 


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