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Israelis to Decide if Netanyahu Will Stay or Go in Upcoming Election – Here’s What We Know

Israelis to Decide if Netanyahu Will Stay or Go in Upcoming Election – Here’s What We Know Read Transcript


- Depending on which poll you believe

Netanyahu's party isrunning a little ahead of

or a little behind thenew Blue and White Party.

It's a coalition led bypolitical newcomer, Benny Gantz,

former Chief of theIsraeli Defense Forces.

In fact, the Blue and WhiteParty is a notable collection

of military and secular leaders.

Many of them once served with Netanyahu

but now are his bitter political rivals.

They see the pending indictmentof the Prime Minister

as an opportunity to replace him.

Israel's attorney generalannounced his intention

to indict Netanyahu justweeks before the election.

Since then, Likud has risen in the polls.

Knesset Speaker, Yuli Edelstein,

is Likud's second in command.

He often fields media questions

about the pending indictment.

- Do have to remind us thatindictment happens in court.

And before that, accordingto the very old rule,

everyone's innocent till proven guilty.

And that's the situation ofthe Prime Minister right now.

- [John] Pollster, Mitchell Barack says

even a week before the vote,

it doesn't feel like thecampaign has started.

- You know, there's beena lot of mud slinging

back and forth, but ifyou walk around Jerusalem

or Tel Aviv or anywhereelse, you don't see signs

on people's balcony.

You don't see signs in their window.

- [John] Netanyahu has reaped the benefits

of his close relationshipwith President Trump

and the visit of Brazilian

President Jair Bolsonaro to Israel.

Barack recently took anin-depth survey of Israelis

and found their support forTrump has skyrocketed to 73%.

Trump has fulfilled a dreambasket of Israeli wishes,

from moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem,

to recognizing theGolan as part of Israel,

to cracking down on Iranand Palestinian terrorists.

- So Israelis really, to a certain extent

see that there's a Likudnik, if you will,

a Likud person in theWhite House and they see

that Netanyahu is very, veryclose with President Trump.

- [John] Israelis will decide April 9th

whether those close US ties will be enough

to put Netanyahu over the top.

Experts say many if not most voters

won't even decide untilthe final four days.

John Waage, CBN News, Jerusalem.

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