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Mofaz Fumbles, Netanyahu Hits Rough Turf

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Bernard Avishai argues that Mofaz's pullout from Netanyahu's coalition government has left both of them in tough spots for next year's elections.

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Timing is not everything in politics, but it is not nothing. Shaul Mofaz left the coalition last night for the right reasons, which will continue to resonate in Israeli electoral politics, but he is two weeks too late to establish himself, against all odds, as an alternative leader to Benjamin...

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