Netanyahu Behind Closed Doors: ‘Deep State’ Controls Israel
In conversations with confidants, the premier repeatedly claimed 'there's no democracy here'
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- Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 3,294, health ministry says (Reuters)
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- IDF to be deployed for Bnei Brak aid (Haaretz)
- One quarter of Israelis are now unemployed (Haaretz)
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