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Haaretz analysis says Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is racing to form a new government and block Benjamin Netanyahu from extending the war, as the election contest heats up. Haaretz reports that Netanyahu's fight to stay in power is fueling incitement, including from Likud lawmakers, and risks attacks on Eisenkot's bloc and a rise in West Bank settler violence. The Jerusalem Post separately reported that worry about the future of the Democratic Party dominated the Jewish Federations General Assembly in Washington, where pro-Israel Democrats such as Wesley Bell keep winning within the party.