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Netanyahu, rival, miss coalition deadline but continue talks

by Associated Press
| April 15, 2020 5:03 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival missed a midnight deadline Wednesday to form an emergency government to tackle the coronavirus threat and prevent another costly and divisive election. But the sides agreed to continue the discussions.

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