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Poll Shows Netanyahu Leading with 29 Seats
25/01
The perceived successes of the offensive have not diminished the popularity of Netanyahu's Likud Party, surveys show. A poll Fuchs conducted immediately after Israel ceased fire on Sunday put Likud as front-runner with 29 of parliament's 120 seats (Source: The Associated Press).
JERUSALEM (AP) - With a general election less than three weeks away, Israel's bruising offensive against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers has revived the flagging approval ratings of the country's wartime leaders. But polls suggest it might not be enough to deny the premiership to their main rival, Benjamin Netanyahu, the hawkish former prime minister who opposes his government's U.S.-backed peace talks with the Palestinians.
