Friday, January 30, 2009
Netanyahu Ahead as Israeli Election Approaches
Foreign Confidential....
A new Israeli poll shows Likud leader Benjamin ("Bibi") Netanyahu ahead as a national election approaches.
AP reports:
The poll gives Netanyahu 28 seats in Israel's 120-seat parliament. That's five seats more than his closest rival, moderate Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni of the centrist Kadima party.Click here to continue reading.
In third place is Defense Minister Ehud Barak of Labor.
Friday's poll results mean Netanyahu is most likely to win the Feb. 10 election and will have the best chance of forming a governing coalition. Netanyahu opposes a substantial West Bank withdrawal and has said he will continue expanding settlements.
