Netanyahu Paints Doomsday Scenario to Woo Vote as Likud Lags

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for voter support with dire predictions of an Arab-supported coalition as his Likud begins to trail the Labor-led Zionist Union in polls ahead of March 17 elections.

“There is a good chance that Bougie Herzog and Tzipi Livni will be the next prime ministers of Israel,” Netanyahu said in a Channel Two interview Thursday, referring to his rivals by their nicknames. “There is such a danger, if we don’t close the gap in the coming days.”