Tens of thousands marched in Tel Aviv last night demanding Benjamin Netanyahu's government answer for the failures that led to
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that → march → failures
"We cannot be a dictatorship!" said one woman.
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woman → say → ?
"And we cannot have these criminals running our country."Tuesday
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criminals → have → country
Thirty-nine parties are running, but essentially one man is on the ballot: Netanyahu.
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man → run → ballot
Over three decades, Netanyahu (known here as Bibi) has dominated Israeli politics.
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Netanyahu → know → politics
Asked whom he will vote for, restaurant owner Benny Abraham replied, "Likud and Bibi Netanyahu."
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Abraham → ask → Likud
"Bibi can handle the whole world," Abraham said.
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Abraham → handle → world
He has a strong voice.
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The world loves him."
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He added affectionately, "He's the king of Israel."
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Many others, like Liat and her husband Sharon, could be lumped into the "Anyone but Bibi" camp.
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I don't hate him, OK, I think he did the good things to Israel, but no more," said Liat.
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Liat → hate → Israel
Sharon described Netanyahu as "more or less, very good politician, but not a [good manager]."
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Sharon → describe → politician
The divide on Netanyhu stems from ongoing trial on corruption charges; and allegations he .
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anWhile some people says they feel Netanyahu protects Israel, 80-year-old Margalit Moses told us she does not feel the prime minister protect her.
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minister → say → her
Moses was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th.
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Moses → kidnap → 7th
Nearly a third of the residents of her kibbutz, Nir Oz, were killed or captured.
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third → kill → kibbutz
October 7th moved many Israelis further to the right – but Moses.
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7th → move → right
"I hope people will understand that we have to change the government so the new government will be more middle, or a little bit left," she said.
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she → hope → government
"We'll change the mind in Israel about the Arabs.
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If we can make peace with them and live in peace with them, it's, for me, very important."
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it → make → me
Netanyahu's campaign has framed these elections as existential for Israelis.
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campaign → frame → Israelis
In an intersection less than a mile from the Gaza Strip, political posters read "Right or Palestine," with members of the opposition parties depicted on the left.
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members → read → left
And leading the opposition challenge is Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff.
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His son was killed fighting Hamas shortly after the Gaza War began.
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Eisenkot left Netanyahu's government in 2024, accusing him of prolonging the war and delaying a hostage deal to appease his right-wing coalition partners.
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Eisenkot → leave → partners
"For Israelis, [Eisenkot] represents the anti-Bibi, something more pragmatic," said political analyst Dahlia Scheindlin.
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She says that while
, Eisenkot is unlikely to dramatically change course on the issues of most concern to Mr. Trump and the U.S.: the wars in Gaza and Iran.
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Eisenkot → say → Gaza
Asked if Eisenkot represents a substantive change in terms of policy, Scheindlin replied, "I think for Israelis, the biggest change he represents is that they expect him to form a government that does not have religious extremists and right-wing ultra-nationalist populists, and doesn't have Jewish supremacists.
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The biggest things that he would do differently is that he wants to establish a state commission of inquiry into October 7th, and .
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And those are two overpowering issues in Israeli life, particularly for the opposition."
Polls show Eisenkot's party with a clear lead, but to form a government he'd likely have to build a coalition with at least four other parties
Despite what the polls say, Scheindlin says there is still a chance that, a year from now, Netanyahu could still be prime minister: "Absolutely.
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He is the master of engineering politicians, coalition bargaining.
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He has more experience than anybody else at masterminding the political system within legal means.
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