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2/22/19

Israel: Netanyahu's embrace of far-right extremists may seal his fate - by Brinley Bruton and Paul Goldman

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proved to be the Houdini of Israeli politics — an expert escape artist who extricates himself from the trickiest of situations to remain in power.

But his latest gambit may prove to be the beginning of the end of his more than a decade on the world stage.
Netanyahu announced earlier this week that he was forging an alliance with a fringe extremist party inspired by an American-born rabbi who advocated a Jewish theocracy and the forced removal of Palestinians.

Ex-military chief Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, subsequently announced they were joining forces in a bid to oust Netanyahu in the April 9 elections.

Opinion polls suggest their centrist coalition, known as the Blue and White after the colors of the Israeli flag, could triumph over Netanyahu's Likud at the ballot box. Three major corruption cases further cloud Netanyahu's future.

Read more: Netanyahu's embrace of far-right extremists may seal his fate | Euronews

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