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The NSA, Edward Snowden, and Surveillance | Nelson Mandela Dies | Violent Protests in Egypt Lead to Ouster of Morsi and Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood | New President of China Makes His Mark | Diplomacy Trumps Force Over Chemical Weapons in Syria | Iranian President Rouhani Engages West with a Charm Offensive | Negotiations Between Israelis and Palestinians Resume After Five-Years | Netanyahu Elected to Another Term in Israel | Nuclear Weapons Testing by North Korea Ratchets Up Tension with U.S., South Korea | Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Installed as Pope Francis I | Afghan President Karzai Refuses to Sign Security Agreement With U.S. | Concern Over Russia’s Human Rights Record Clouds Upcoming Winter Olympics | Central African Republic Falls into a Civil War after Coup | Pakistan Elects a Prime Minister and President in 2013 | Ukrainian President’s Rejection of Trade Deal with European Union Sparks Massive Protests | Islamic Militants to Expand Their Control Over Mali | Presidential Election Largely Peaceful in Kenya Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was elected to a third term in January 2013, but the election was not the expected landslide. Netanyahu’s Likud-Beiteinu won 31 seats, followed by Yair Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid party, with 19 seats. Tzipi Livni’s newly formed Hatnua (the Movement) party won six seats, as did Meretz, a pro-peace party. Netanyahu formed a coalition with Yesh Atid, Hatnua, and the Jewish Home party, which supports settlement building. He appointed Livni as justice minister and asked her to lead Israel’s peace talks with Palestine. Lapid was named finance minister.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was elected to a third term in January 2013, but the election was not the expected landslide. Netanyahu’s Likud-Beiteinu won 31 seats, followed by Yair Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid party, with 19 seats. Tzipi Livni’s newly formed Hatnua (the Movement) party won six seats, as did Meretz, a pro-peace party. Netanyahu formed a coalition with Yesh Atid, Hatnua, and the Jewish Home party, which supports settlement building. He appointed Livni as justice minister and asked her to lead Israel’s peace talks with Palestine. Lapid was named finance minister.
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2013 World News: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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