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Israeli opposition leader calls for immediate end to war in Gaza

# Israeli left-wing opposition leader Yair Golan has called for an immediate end to the Gaza war and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government no longer represented most Israelis. Golan’s party, a conglomeration of left-wing factions, has only four seats in Israel’s 120-member legislature, making it one of its smallest political groups. But in a country where coalition building is essential to achieving a political majority, even relatively small parties can wield considerable power.