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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Referendum Has Arri...

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For the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks, Israelis are headed to the polls. The race is seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is neck-and-neck with opponent Gadi Eisenkot in the latest polls. 

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Dan Williams examines the existential questions this election has raised: Will Israelis choose a post-Netanyahu future? And if they do, what would it mean for Israel and for the Palestinian territories?

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