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Netanyahu’s campaign: a superhero challenged by small-time politicians

As rivals keep garnering low scores in polls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu portrays himself as a mega statesman and his opponents as lightweights.
A billboard depicting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald Trump side by side with a slogan in Hebrew which reads "Netanyahu, a different league", in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, on January 10, 2021. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

This is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 10th election campaign for the premiership since 1996, but it will be the first time in which Netanyahu is competing against himself.

At least five party heads are in a race for the premiership in elections that will take place on March 23. But none of the five has succeeded in positioning himself as a leading alternative to Netanyahu.

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