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In Netanyahu stronghold, signs of fraying loyalty emerge before election
KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel (AP) — Kiryat Shmona has long been a bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. But that loyalty is no longer ironclad. Once a bustling commercial center, Israel’s northernmost city was temporarily evacuated three years ago after being battered by...
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What happenedIn Netanyahu stronghold, signs of fraying loyalty emerge before election.
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In Netanyahu stronghold, signs of fraying loyalty emerge before election
KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel (AP) — Kiryat Shmona has long been a bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. But that loyalty is no longer ironclad. Once a bustling co...