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'Love Him Or Hate Him' Netanyahu Seeks Third Straight Term
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| Benjamin Netanyahu, ICC Conference, 2012 Credit: Yorav Ari Dudkevitch |
Jerusalem (AFP) - Adored by some, loathed by others, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a third straight term in an election Tuesday seen as a referendum on his leadership.
Three years ago, Time magazine hailed the burly 65-year-old with his trademark comb-over as "King Bibi".
Today, a wide array of opponents are united by the slogan "Anyone but Bibi" as a potential 5.8 million Israeli voters prepare to head to the polls.
A skillful and highly polished orator who has made security the centrepiece of his campaign, Netanyahu has driven home his own slogan -- "It's me or them."
Two weeks ago he played to his strengths by taking his campaign against an emerging nuclear deal with Iran to the heart of the US political establishment, in a move that infuriated the White House.
His impassioned speech to Congress drew standing ovations -- and snarls of anger -- in a reflection of the strong emotions Israel evokes in its closest and most powerful ally.
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