Israel’s Labor Party selected seven members to serve in a unity Cabinet. Party whip Ofir Pines-Paz and former Cabinet secretary Yitzhak Herzog — both men in their 40s who have never served in the Cabinet — won first and second spots in the voting Dec. 24, a significant step for a party that has grown disillusioned with its veteran leadership.
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