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A Look at the Major Candidates in Israel's Election Next Week
Polls suggest a close contest as voters weigh Netanyahu’s security record, corruption charges and the war’s aftermath.
- Israeli voters will decide next week whether to grant Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud leader, another term or elect rival Gadi Eisenkot, former military chief. The election comes three years after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel triggered the war in Gaza.
- Opponents blame Netanyahu for policy and security failures preceding the Oct. 7, 2023, attack and accuse him of mismanaging the wars that followed. He has persevered through legal scandals involving fraud and bribery.
- Eisenkot, 66, a former military chief, positions himself as a moderate alternative to Netanyahu, though he remains hawkish on security. Netanyahu remains the dominant force in Israeli politics, leveraging his record on the economy.
- No single party has ever won a majority in the Knesset, necessitating alliances. Mansour Abbas, a Knesset member, focuses on local issues such as crime in Arab communities to court potential coalition partners.
- Itamar Ben-Gvir has laid out plans for what he calls the "voluntary" emigration of roughly 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, where he has advocated for re-building Jewish settlements.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Three years after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, Israeli voters will decide next week whether to grant Benjamin Netanyahu yet another term as prime minister — or usher in a new era of Israeli politics. Polling suggests a tight race between Netanyahu, leader of the nationalist...
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A look at the major candidates in Israel's election next week
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In a week, Israelis will vote on a new parliament. Polls do not give a significant advantage to either of the main camps. The terrorist attack of October 7, 2023, and the wars that followed it, remain a big topic. Voters' opinions are often contradictory.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Center
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- 53% of the sources are Center
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L 24%
C 53%
R 23%
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