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Opposition to Netanyahu's coalition spreads to Mossad and Shin Bet

Demonstrations in Tel Aviv, Israel, 1 March 2023. © Ilia Yefimovich/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

The unprecedented mobilisation against the Prime Minister's far-right coalition government has started to gain support in the Israeli intelligence services and is also fuelling resistance among the country's reservists. [...]

Published on 08/03/2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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