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sentences that state something as happening or true
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12%
2 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Centre
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Politics
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New Israel Parliament to be sworn in as Eisenkot seeks government
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Eisenkot → swear → government
Israel’s new Parliament will be sworn in Nov 10, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to lose his majority even as rival Gadi Eisenkot still works to form a new government.
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Eisenkot → swear → government
President Isaac Herzog will deliver a speech at 4pm local time (10pm Singapore time) for the swearing-in of the 120-seat Parliament, in which neither Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc nor Eisenkot’s opposition will hold a majority.
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bloc → deliver → majority
The opposition hopes to use its newfound legislative power to move quickly on key priorities, including a commission to investigate security failures under Netanyahu that allowed the Oct 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, the deadliest day in Israel’s history.
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that → hop → history
Herzog on Nov 8 gave Eisenkot the initial mandate to form a government, starting the clock for him to cobble together a coalition within 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension.
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him → give → extension
Ahead of the Parliament opening, Eisenkot’s party announced progress in naming people to seek key positions.
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party → announce → positions
The opposition will put forward Matan Kahana – like Eisenkot a former senior military figure – as Speaker of the Parliament, Eisenkot’s Yashar party said.
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party → put → Parliament
Avigdor Lieberman, a right-wing opposition leader who has played a key role in deciding who can enter the government, will be nominated as chair of the foreign affairs and defence committee.
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who → play → committee
The opposition’s choice for Speaker would need to secure a larger number of votes than anyone backed by Netanyahu’s bloc, which has been trying to push back a vote on the Speaker.
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which → need → Speaker
The newly formed government would need 61 votes to be approved to take office.
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government → form → office
Eisenkot could secure the threshold with support from Arab-Israeli lawmakers, who secured a record number of seats on the back of anger in the minority community over Netanyahu’s hard-right government.
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who → secure → government
But Lieberman had been clear he would not allow Eisenkot to rely on Arab-Israelis to come to power.
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Eisenkot → allow → power
He has instead proposed an alliance with ultra-Orthodox Jews, despite his years of bitter denunciations of the community for its singular priority on maintaining an exemption from mandatory military service.
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He → propose → service
Eisenkot’s core opposition bloc has fewer seats than Netanyahu at 48, but would achieve a majority if the 19 Arab-Israeli lawmakers either enter the government or, more likely, vote for it without joining.
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lawmakers → have → it
The two ultra-Orthodox parties, with 13 seats, could also crown Eisenkot if they ditch their long alliance with Netanyahu, who backed the exemption from military service without enshrining it fully into law.
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who → crown → law
Arab-Israelis are likely to object if Eisenkot carries out another major offensive in Gaza.
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Eisenkot → object → Gaza
Eisenkot has largely backed Netanyahu’s war decisions, although he has vowed to crack down on extremist settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking and stealing from Palestinians with virtual impunity.
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who → back → impunity
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