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ANALYSIS-Netanyahu on course for Israeli election win -polls

11/12

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu could coast to victory in Israel's election two months from now, opinion polls showed on Wednesday, and he plans to take a detour on what Palestinians had hoped would be a U.S.-paved road to statehood.Economic proposals could yield dividends for the former prime minister and head of the right-wing Likud party -- tipped to take up to 36 seats in the 120-member legislature in the Feb. 10 ballot, more than enough to form a ruling coalition (Source: Reuters).