Netanyahu pushes controversial laws ahead of October vote
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Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed a series of deeply disputed laws during its most turbulent week in recent memory. Many of these laws are unpopular even with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s own voters. But Netanyahu views the new measures as necessary political moves ahead of the election on October 27.