Trump urges Israel to 'get their act together' amid election turmoil

Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a new election on Sept. 17 after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a government before a midnight deadline. Trump is expected to keep up his support for Netanyahu, a right-wing leader who has forged close ties with the U.S. president over their tough stances on the Palestinians and Israel's arch-foe Iran. Palestinians have boycotted the effort, seeing it as heavily tilted in favor of Israel and denying them a state of their own.

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