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Netanyahu's position weakens as rival secures broad backing to try to form government

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By Maayan Lubell and Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu's position in the post-election battle to stay on as Israel's prime minister weakened on Thursday after an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party withheld support for any nominee and two Arab-led parties endorsed his main opponent. Israel's president Isaac Herzog was due to meet Netanyahu and his chief political rival…

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