High Court Hearing on Netanyahu-Gantz Coalition Deal Offers a Pick of Reality Shows
For Netanyahu, what's at stake in the agreement examined by the court is not the coronavirus or national unity, but ‘Survivor’ or ‘Prison Break’
Breaking:
- 14 Iranian and pro-Iranian militiamen killed in 'Israeli strike' in Syria, watchdog says (Haaretz)
- U.K. coronavirus death toll rises above 30,000, highest in Europe (Reuters)
- Israel's coronavirus death toll rises by two to 237 (Haaretz)
- Lebanon set to extend coronavirus shutdown until May 24 (Reuters)
- Russia reports 10,102 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (Reuters)
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