# As a divided Israel prepares to go to the polls, can Netanyahu pull off his greatest political trick yet?

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-24T05:00:24+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/24/divided-israel-election-benjamin-netanyahu
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/as-a-divided-israel-prepares-to-go-to-the-polls-can-netanyahu-pull-off-37a789/

The prime minister has defined and dominated his country’s politics for three decades and is putting his rivals on the defensive before Tuesday’s general election They chant his name, they cheer and clap – and yet he is not the most dominant person in the room. Looming over the crowd that has gathered to hear Gadi Eisenkot, the former general who is the lead opposition challenger in Tuesday’s Isra

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