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Today, the story of an Israeli politician, end of a country, drifting to the far right.

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Today, we received a tremendous vote of confidence from the citizens of Israel.

If you paid any attention to Israeli politics in the last few years, you would know this guy, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel's longest serving Prime Minister, facing trial on corruption charges, and now set to return to office.

It became clear once again that the Lakoud is the largest party in Israel by significant margin above all other parties.

In a country where politics has been chaotic for years, the return of Netanyahu as Prime Minister promises more instability, and no progress towards ending an occupation of Palestinian territory, now in its sixth decade.

An occupation that human rights groups in Israel and overseas, say fits the legal definition of a part-up.

According to the UN, 2022 already counts as the bloodiest year in the occupied West Bank since 2006, a year that isn't over yet.

But this time, it's the man who helped put Netanyahu back in power that's getting the most attention.

Many people say to me, itamar, you should be the leader, you should lead the party, and I will say, the first tear is not the story.

I come here without an ego.

Itamar Ben-Gaviir has spent his life on the fringes of Israeli politics, considered so dangerous and so extreme that he wasn't allowed to serve in the Israeli army.

In 2020, his sights turned to politics, winning a seat in the Knesset in 2021, on a platform that included annexing the West Bank,

relaxing the Israeli military open fire policy against Palestinian rioters, and pushed for the death penalty for terrorists.

He's been convicted of racism towards Arabs, and of supporting terrorist groups.

His idols include a man who committed the mass murder of Palestinian civilians.

And now, Isamar Ben-Gaviir is about to become Israel's new minister for national security.

From the Guardian, a Michael Safi.

Today, in focus, the man at the center of Israel's most extreme right-wing government ever.

Bethan McCurden, you're the Guardian's Jerusalem correspondent, and you've been watching over the past few weeks as Israelis have gone to the polls and returned Benjamin Netanyahu to power,

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