In Israel’s do-over election Netanyahu is fighting for his life
The two main parties’ campaigns point to narrow differences so an end to the Benjamin Netanyahu era would be unlikely to lead to big policy changes
17 September 2019 - 12:04
Jerusalem — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a battle for political survival in a closely fought election on Tuesday that could end his 10-year domination of national politics.
Opinion polls put former armed forces chief Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White party neck-and-neck with Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud, and suggest the far-right Yisrael Beiteinu party could emerge as kingmaker in coalition talks...
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