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Could Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party Be His Achilles’ Heel?
Rebels in the Israeli prime minister’s own party are mounting a rebellion just as he faces a corruption trial and new elections.
Looking over his shoulder.
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On March 23, 2021, Israel will hold a national election. It will be the fourth in two years and, like the others, it will be a referendum on a single question: Is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under indictment on charges of fraud, corruption and breach of trust, fit to lead the country?
In previous elections a narrow plurality of voters has answered in the affirmative, enabling Netanyahu to build and run a governing coalition. Recent polls show that the 202l election will be similarly close.