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Netanyahu has reinvented himself. Will voters think it’s enough?

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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister at 77, is running in the upcoming October 27 elections by reinventing his political image as a more hawkish leader. He has been campaigning vigorously across shopping centers and television studios to persuade voters to support him for another term despite the country’s polarized electorate.

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Benjamin Netanyahu, at 77 years old, is running for another term as Israel's prime minister in elections scheduled for October 27, 2026. Despite looking thinner and paler compared to previous campaigns, Netanyahu remains active, appearing frequently on television and visiting shopping centers to connect with voters. He is already the longest-serving Israeli prime minister and aims to extend his tenure by presenting a more hawkish image to address concerns from both supporters and critics in a polarized country.

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Netanyahu looks thinner and paler these days. Gone is the swagger of previous political campaigns.

left implies a negative change in Netanyahu's appearance and demeanor
he remains tireless, traipsing among shopping centres and television studios, trying to persuade a weary and polarised country to return him to office for up to another four years in Israeli elections on Oct 27.

left describes Netanyahu's efforts as relentless persuasion of a 'weary' electorate
If he is to extend that tenure, he has to sell the deeply divided electorate on the new, more hawkish version of himself – and of Israel.

left criticizes Netanyahu's attempt to change his image as 'hawkish' to appeal to voters

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