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Israeli election to test Netanyahu's ability to hold power
On Tuesday, Israel will hold its first parliamentary elections since the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks. Essentially one man is on the ballot: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. How might Israeli policy change if the opposition succeeds?
CBS News
What the coverage shows
Most outlets frame the election as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu, with CBS News, the AP, NBC News, France 24 and The Independent all emphasizing his fight for political survival or a battle for power. CBS News and 60 Minutes are the most explicit about the polls, with one CBS item saying his coalition trails and another saying the election will determine his fate, while France 24 repeatedly foregrounds the vote as a referendum on his leadership. Axios is the main outlier, focusing less on the election itself than on Trump advisers seeing an opening beyond Netanyahu, and Newsweek is alone in highlighting immigrant divisions over Netanyahu and Israel’s future.
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