A hard-right Israeli government that aims to expand Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and pursue other policies that have stoked criticism at home and abroad was being sworn in on Thursday.
Israel news: The biggest surprise of the polls after the final count was over is the far-right Religious Zionism party which won 14 seats becoming the third largest party.
The UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, in his recent visit to Israel, reportedly expressed concerns to opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu about the possibility of ultra-right extremists in the new government if the latter emerges victorious.
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