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January 21, 2013

Israel's 2 Tribes: Which Will Bibi Choose?

Alan Johnson, New Statesman

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Could the Israeli prime minister be tempted to turn away from the far right and look left? Unlikely but not impossible.

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TAGGED: Middle East, Likud, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel

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