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Coverage dated October 23, 2026

In Netanyahu stronghold, signs of fraying loyalty emerge on eve of election

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KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel (AP) — Kiryat Shmona has long been a bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. But that loyalty is no longer ironclad. Once a bustling commercial center, Israel’s northernmost city was temporarily evacuated three years ago after being battered by r…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    In Netanyahu stronghold, signs of fraying loyalty emerge on eve of election (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel (AP) — Kiryat Shmona has long been a bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. But that loyalty is no longer ironclad. Once a bustling commercial center, Israel’s northernmost city was temporarily evacuated three years ago after being battered by r…

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Signs of fraying loyalty emerge in Netanyahu stronghold before Israeli election (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Kiryat Shmona, Israel's northernmost city, has long been a bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. But that loyalty is no longer ironclad.

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