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Israel: Will Netanyahu go?

by our Arab affairs correspondent

Benjamin Netanyahu’s time may be up this weekend following marathon talks between Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and the par ties returned to the 120-seat parliament, known as the Knesset, at the general election last week. If Eisenkot forms a government many of his supporters will call for the resumption of the prosecution of Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust that were suspended when he was in high office. But within his camp some argue for a pardon in exchange for Netanyahu’s retirement from political life.

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Share the journey, not the noise

by New Worker correspondent

One of the most common problems facing transport workers is the travelling public who do not always behave as they should. The Transport and Salaried Staff Association (TSSA) recently welcomed the government’s plans to issue fines for littering, vaping, playing loud music and threatening behaviour across public transport. But the union argues that “the government must also urgently confront the violence, threats and abuse faced by passengers and transport workers”. To do this, “increasing the budget for British Transport Police is vital to protect people, respond to incidents and bring violent offenders to justice”.

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Editorial

Trump on the ropes…

The American mid-term elections were a slap in the face for Donald Trump. His Republican party was hammered from coast to coast by the resurgent Democrats who gave the Republicans a kicking in states such Kansas and Texas that the ‘Grand Old Party’ thought they once owned.

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