BloombergIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Benny Gantz yesterday headed to their third match-up in less than a year, as Israelis burdened by election fatigue and political paralysis looked grimly at polls forecasting another deadlock. Two major developments have rippled through the body politic since Israelis last cast ballots in September. While these moves could have far-reaching implications, polls suggest they have not tilted the contest toward a clearcut verdict. Netanyahu built momentum in the last two weeks of the campaign, and his Likud party overtook Gantz’s Blue and White in polls after consistently trailing before. If the polls are borne out, then the fulcrum would shift to coalition negotiations that did not end the impasse in the previous two rounds of voting.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2020 16:07 UTC