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In Israeli Election, Bibi Becomes The Overriding Issue
The First of Two Columns on the Decision Ahead
https://www.nysun.com/foreign/in-israels-election-bibi-becomes-the-key-issue/91442/
As Israel plunges toward its March 23 election the fourth in two years the first thing to remember is that voters choose members of the legislature, the Knesset, rather than an individual to lead the country. Yet, as at any time during the tenure of the current prime minister, the elections Issue One is simple: Bibi, yea or nay.
Mr. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in the countrys history, marking 11 straight years since a coalition led by his Likud party gathered a Knesset majority in March 2009. Earlier he served in the same role between 1996 and 1999. If ever there were a case for American-style term limits, this would be it.