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Israeli voters will be called to the polls on November 1 – the fifth time they’ve been asked to cast ballots in three and a half years – after parliament worked out a deal to dissolve itself on Thursday. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s eight-party ruling coalition – which was cobbled together a year ago largely out of opposition to former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu – was left without a majority in the Knesset after one lawmaker left the alliance. Observers say the new election could pave the way for Netanyahu’s return. However, since none of the recent elections yielded a clear majorit…