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Israeli PM Netanyahu resists calls for early election as political crisis worsens

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered a televised address as his government comes under increasing pressure.

israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Source: AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced calls for snap elections as "irresponsible" in an impassioned televised address on Sunday and vowed to push on despite a coalition crisis threatening to bring down his government.

As the nation looked on for word on whether Israel was headed for early polls, Netanyahu used the prime-time address to defend his security credentials and make the case for why he wants to hold his coalition together.

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By May Rizk, Abdallah Kamal

Source: AFP




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