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Outrage as UTJ candidate likens situation of ultra-Orthodox in Israel to Jews in Holocaust

First reported 2026-10-16 09:39 UTC · Updated 2026-10-16 09:56 UTC · 2 independent sources

Mansour Abbas, a dentist-turned-lawmaker, helped oust Benjamin Netanyahu once before. Now, he and a Jewish ex-police commander have teamed up to try to do it again.

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  1. 2026-10-16 09:39 UTCTimes of Israel · timesofisrael.com ↗
  2. 2026-10-16 09:56 UTCNYT · nytimes.com ↗

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