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Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to form government

· By Matthew Doran
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Israel's president has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new ​government following a deadlocked election.

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