A Look at the Main Issues in Israeli Elections Seen as a Referendum on Netanyahu
Polls point to a close race as voters weigh the Gaza war, conscription disputes and demands for accountability after the October 7 attack.
- On Tuesday, Israelis will head to the polls for the first national election since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, marking the first time a parliament completes its full four-year term since 1988.
- Hamas-Led militants killed more than 1,200 people in the October 7 attack, according to Israeli figures, and the government's response alongside disputes over mandatory military service for Orthodox Jewish men have shaped the contest.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud faces a challenge from Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, with polls showing both blocs currently short of the 61 seats required for a parliamentary majority.
- The arrest of at least 40 Orthodox men suspected of evading conscription at Ben Gurion Airport on October 20 brought the conscription dispute into headlines days before the vote.
- While an Eisenkot-led government might adopt a less confrontational approach toward Washington, both Netanyahu and Eisenkot reject Palestinian statehood and maintain security control between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Tomorrow, Israelis head to the polls for the first parliamentary elections since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, and the war in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces stiff competition from former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, who lost his son and two nephews in the conflict. But it is not about peace: neither Netanyahu nor his ‘moderate’ challenger wants to reduce military pressure on the Palestinians.
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Israelis will vote Tuesday in the first national elections since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack in what is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s leadership. The deadliest day in Israel’s history features prominently in the campaign, but not in the way many outsiders might expect. There’s been almost no debate...
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Israelis will vote Tuesday in the first national elections since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack in what is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s leadership. The deadliest day in Israel’s history features
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A look at the main issues in Israeli elections seen as a referendum on Netanyahu
Israelis will vote Tuesday in the first national elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack in what is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership.
Netanyahu risks his continuity in an election marked by war, political attrition and parliamentary fragmentation
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