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Vox Sentences: The big winner in Israel’s elections is utter chaos

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Dylan Matthews
Dylan Matthews was a senior correspondent and head writer for Vox’s Future Perfect section. He is particularly interested in global health and pandemic prevention, anti-poverty efforts, economic policy and theory, and conflicts about the right way to do philanthropy.

These Likud supporters sure look happy. ( Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

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Sex trafficking bill sponsor Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) gazes thoughtfully into the distance. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)

This was taken in 2011. Today, one of these men is resigning from Congress and the other is about to box Evander Holyfield. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

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