Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel's longest-serving PM fighting for survival
Election
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Election process
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s consummate political survivor, faces the fight of his life in Tuesday’s election as he tries to convince voters he is still the only candidate capable of keeping them safe.
The 77-year-old’s security-first reputation was all but shattered by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, and his main rival — ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot — has channelled public anger over the failure and is running neck and neck with Netanyahu in races.
Now Israel’s longest-serving premier is pulling out all the stops, touting an endorsement from Donald Trump, warning that hostile powers want him to lose, and stoking fears of a Palestinian state — opposed by a majority of Israelis — should his opponents triumph.
