Netanyahu announces re-election bid amid multiple conflicts and US tensions
By
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
An everything bagel for the brain. Substantive, layered, well-seasoned.
Summary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, as announced by his Likud party. This comes amid tensions with the US over the Iran war and while Israel fights on multiple fronts. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister and one of its most right-wing leaders, has served three times since the 1990s, with his current tenure starting in 2022. Despite unfavorable polls, he has defied expectations before.
Key quotes
· 1 pulledHe will run in the election and 'with God's help, he will win'
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