The Israeli army is an army of the people and there are about 7,000 members in the IDF currently who are classified as “lone soldiers.” About half are young men and women who come from broken homes and otherwise have no immediate family to rely on. The other half are mostly immigrants who have been drafted or moved to Israel to serve in the military. While the IDF helps lone soldiers with benefits, it’s not always enough. The organization Keep Olim in Israel has a long history of helping lone soldiers. It has just appointed Michael Meyerheim as the new director of its Lone & Olim soldier unit. Reporter Arieh O’Sullivan spoke with Meyerheim about the issues lone soldiers deal with and about the help they are giving to them. (photo: flash90)

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Air strike on a convoy of trucks on Syrian-Iraqi border blamed on Israel, President Herzog begins formal consultations for handing mandate to form next coalition government, Israel seeking to set up representative office in Qatar during World Cup

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Israel and Jordan sign a water for solar energy deal. Israeli man stabbed in terror attacks two weeks ago succumbs to injuries, Netanyahu to hold coalition talks with anti-LGBTQ faction Noam

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President Herzog meets world and regional leaders at opening of UN climate conference in Egypt, Jordanian sources warns new Israeli government against changing status quo on Jerusalem, Israeli woman runner Lonah Cemtai Salpeter wins second place in New York marathon

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Tuesday's US midterm elections will determine control of Congress.

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are being contested, while 35 are up for grabs in the Senate.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Abe Katsman , Counsel for Republicans Overseas Israel

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Tuesday's US midterm elections will determine control of Congress.

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are being contested, while 35 are up for grabs in the Senate.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Moshe Chertoff, the Vice Chair  of Democrats Abroad Israel , and asked him what we can expect from Tuesday’s election.

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Netanyahu consults with new coalition party heads. Jockeying for portfolios underway. Elkin confirms National Unity will go into opposition.

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Meretz will not be a member of Israel's 25th Knesset, according to data from the Central Election Committee after  all of the votes from Tuesday's election were counted.

It needed just 3,800 more votes to pass, and its approximately 151,000 votes will not count in the division of seats, leaving the bloc led by Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu with 64 seats and the parties that oppose him with 56 seats.

 "This is a very difficult moment for me, and for my friends in Meretz. The election results are a disaster for Meretz, a disaster for the country, and yes, also a personal disaster for me," Meretz Party leader Zehava Galon said in a video to her supporters after the announcement.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with former Meretz leader and former Justice Minister Yossi Beilin.

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3 police lightly hurt in Jerusalem Old City attempted stabbing. Meretz fails to enter next Knesset. Lapid will congratulate Netanyahu on victory today. 

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Jerusalem Post commentator Amotz Asa-el  deciphers initial results of Israel's national elections for the 25th Knesset 

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