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The good, the bad and the unchanged A different government in Israel could bring some relief for Palestinians. But a political solution remains nowhere in sight
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JD Vance is probably toast The US Vice President has tied his political future to Trump. The midterm defeats leave him with a tarnished brand and few ways out