Will Israel’s third poll in 11 months prove any different for Benjamin Netanyahu?
Most surveys consistently show his Likud party slightly trailing former military chief Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White bloc
24 February 2020 - 10:51
Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading into Israel’s third back-to-back election struggling to recoup the hundreds of thousands of votes his party has lost since the country descended into political gridlock a year ago. It could be tough to finally defeat his challenger without them.
In recent weeks, Netanyahu has parleyed at the White House and the Kremlin, met once-hostile Muslim leaders now seeking better relations with Israel, and touted a consumer-friendly economic programme trying to boost his party’s showing in the March 2 vote...
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