netanyahu. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu slick could remain the strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one stood votes are counted. journalist sami sokal is following these elections in jerusalem and joins us now sorry for elections in 2 years are israeli voters not getting tired of this. yes well this is something that you will hear from many israelis that they're tired of these elections and we're expecting a lower turnout than these elections but of course if you examine these ready society in just a bit closer you would see that there are segments of the society that are even less motivated to vote such as the israeli arabs the palestinian arab community that are citizens of israel they came in in the last elections in numbers they were the sarge largest party but they couldn't have any effect on politics many of them are going to stay at home on the other hand the radical right wing united together and they're expecting to enter the knesset so we hied motivati

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netanyahu no. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu is likud will remain the strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one stood votes are counted. so have data with the ballot box in tel aviv as a staff and hog a man he is with germany's foundation thank you so much for joining us sir what distinguishes this election from the previous 3 elections held in the past 2 years . well on the one hand we do not see any major shift really in the political sphere and that is also a result of that is that only a 3rd of israelis believe that this round of elections will resolve the political stalemate so netanyahu there it deliberately seeks now a right wing religious government out of personal interest so he has only one option left to build a coalition of $61.00 votes what is different this time is that he is challenge not by one by centrist opposition parties by many parties also from the political right so he's also challenged within his own camp. mr netanyahu of course spearheaded a w

netanyahu. the legalists now it's the moment of the elections i'm here to remind people who is the best to vote for him bibi netanyahu a little good that's all that call the 1st election in 2 years is once again seen as a vote for or against benyamin netanyahu the leader of that he could party run his election campaign on the much admired covert 19 vaccination drive and the reopening of the economy this time he has several challenge us all running on an anything but netanyahu ticket he led pete with his centrist yes a tea party is 2nd in the polls. actually good politician get on with new hope also aims to replace netanyahu just like right wing enough taliban and from yemenia who's left it open whether he would join a coalition with netanyahu we have about 3 to 4 liberals of the internet danielle camp standing divided against that then you know so if you stand together but you are divided. the ability of co-working is very limited so the ability for them to form a coalition that will be able to

netanyahu no. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu slee could remain the strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one still votes are counted. so on a date with the ballot box in tel aviv as a staff and the hog a man he is with germany's foundation thank you so much for joining us sir what distinguishes this election from the previous 3 elections held in the past 2 years . well on the one hand we do not see any major shift really in the political field and that is also a result of that is that only a 3rd of israelis believe that this round of elections will resolve the political stalemate so netanyahu there it deliberately seeks now a right wing religious government out of personal interest so he has only one option left to build a coalition of $61.00 votes what is different this time is that he is challenge not by one botch centrist opposition parties by many parties also from the political right so he's also challenged within his own camp. mr netanyahu of course spearheaded

netanyahu. feel eggless now it's the moment of the elections i'm here to remind people who is the best to vote for him bibi netanyahu made a liquid that's all that could be the 4th election in 2 years it's once again seen as a vote for or against benyamin netanyahu the leader of the likud party ran his election campaign on the much admired covert 19 vaccination drive and the reopening of the economy this time he has several challenges all running on an anything but netanyahu ticket here with his centrist yes a tea party is 2nd in the polls. exley could politician with new hope also aims to replace netanyahu just like right wing enough tony bennett from yemenia who's left it open whether he would join a coalition with netanyahu we have about 3 to 4 live there is anything that they're . standing divided against that then you know so if you stand together but you are divided. the ability of co-working is very limited so the ability for them to form a coalition that will be able to govern and will b

netanyahu. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu is he could remain this strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one still votes are counted. the ministration of u.s. president joe biden is facing a growing crisis along the country's southern border fast rising numbers of latin american migrants among them many unaccompanied children are trying to enter the u.s. from mexico as despite the administration's warnings not to make the journey when he entered office biden reversed many of his predecessor donald trump's hardline border policies w.'s carlina chinmoy visited the area and spoke with a protestant minister helping people in need. pastor abraham barberry lives in the united states but drives regularly to his church on the mexican side he's an unconventional priest he migrated to houston over 3 decades ago with his mother and . after a difficult past and a direct scene he started a new life and became a baptist minister he's now one of the few people on the mexican side.

netanyahu no. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu is likud will remain the strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one still votes are counted. journalist sami sokal is covering the story in jerusalem and joins us now for elections in 2 years sami are israelis not getting tired of this. yes you have that kind of the mood that people are saying you know force that extant but you know i've been speaking to people in the poll behind me and they've seen that they do want to vote and they do want to come and influence the outcome of these results even though you feel that all the. camp there's a kind of a pessimism people are coming out here and the question is going to be what's going to happen in other sectors here in israel this is the arab minority in israel and and in the last election they came with their party the joy at least number 3 and these elections they're divided they're demoralized they feel that the arab population in israel has no impact many of them will not vo

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netanyahu. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu sleekly it will remain the strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one still votes are counted. i don't is now from tel aviv is dalia sheindlin she's policy fellow at the century foundation is this election essentially an up or down vote on benjamin netanyahu. that's a very good question because if you ask many of the voters and many of the political campaigns and even political party leaders it certainly seems so i think the prime you know offering that some of the parties are saying is either we will keep its and yeah in power which is for example what the shots party saying which is the loyalist party or netanyahu has committed itself to going into a coalition with him and of course the challenger on the right the breakaway party . are left likud in order to challenge and you have however it's worth remembering that israelis the units on yahoo as either someone they love or hate not because of pure emotion but because he r

netanyahu no. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu is he could remain the strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one still votes are counted. earlier talk to reporters shana rosana son asked her whether mr netanyahu is world beating vaccination rollout could secure his reelection. he hopes so good chances according to the polls it's gives him a good boost let's not forget that after 4 years people have already set up their minds who are for it mostly who are who they are against it's also easy to swipe you know to switch sides and to get people to vote and this is the biggest challenge people are having so this experiment of trying again and again like a like a gambler in the casino thinking this round this is the one that i'm going to hit the big death it seems like is where the politicians are playing that game but because they know with brains and you know we see they don't really manage the house always wins and they don't mean it managed to turn it really different resu

netanyahu. directly so it's the moment of the elections i'm here to remind people who is the best to vote for him bibi netanyahu a little good that's all that call the 4th election in 2 years is once again seen as a vote for or against benyamin netanyahu the leader of the likud party ran his election campaign on the much admired covert 19 vaccination drive and the reopening of the economy this time he has several challenges all running on an anything but netanyahu ticket he led pete with his centrist yes a tea party is 2nd in the polls. exley good politician with new hope also aims to replace netanyahu just like right wing enough taliban and from yemenia who's left it open whether he would join a coalition with netanyahu we have about 3 to 4 live there is anything that they're . standing divided against that then you know so if you stand together but you are divided. the ability of co-working is very limited so the ability for them to form a coalition that will be able to govern and will be able

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netanyahu when he was out of office in the opposition that's what he said about it all more so a lot of people saying you said that then and now what about now so this be a lot of disappointment of course there's the you know the anger is strong amongst the opposition the feeling that enough i mean keep in mind the fact he was the longest serving prime minister you know a lot of people in this country young people don't even know any other prime minister as far as that goes i'm promising that the now is the prime minister so to speak there is nothing nothing else they haven't looked to anything else so. there's going to be there this country is really divided on this issue almost more so than divided on religion and state than on the palestinian issue they really divided on whether that then you know should remain prime minister. german chancellor angela merkel has announced yet another round of tough nationwide covert restrictions through to mid april describing the situation as very serious the new measures include a ban on gatherings and the closure of shops and mean an effective

netanyahu when he was out of office in the opposition that's what he said about it all more so a lot of people saying you said that then and now what about now so this be a lot of disappointment of course there's the you know the anger is strong amongst the opposition the feeling that enough i mean keep in mind the fact he was the longest serving prime minister you know a lot of people in this country young people don't even know any other prime minister as far as that goes i promise and then you know it is the prime minister so to speak there is nothing nothing else they have a look do anything else so. there's going to be there this country is really divided on this issue almost more so than divided on religion and state than on the palestinian issue they really divided on whether that that you know should remain prime minister. german chancellor angela merkel has announced yet another round of tough nationwide coverage restrictions through to mid april describing the situation as very serious the new measures include a ban on gatherings and the closure of shops and to essentially

netanyahu when he was out of office in the opposition that's what he said about it all more so a lot of people saying you said that then and now what about now so this be a lot of disappointment of course there's the you know the anger is strong amongst the opposition the feeling that enough i mean keep in mind the fact he was the longest serving prime minister you know a lot of people in this country young people who don't even know any other prime ministers president that same promise and then you know it is the prime minister so to speak there is nothing nothing else they haven't the do anything else so. there's going to be no this country is really divided on this issue almost more so than divided on religion and state than on the palestinian issue they really divided on whether that that you know should remain prime minister. german chancellor angela merkel has announced yet another round of tough nationwide covert restrictions through to mid april describing the situation as very serious the new measures include a ban on gatherings and the closure of shops and essentially mean

netanyahu when he was out of office in the opposition that's what he said about it all more so a lot of people saying you said that then and now what about now so this be a lot of disappointment of course there's the you know the anger is strong amongst the opposition the feeling that enough i mean keep in mind the fact he was the longest serving prime minister you know a lot of people in this country young people don't even know any other prime minister as far as that goes i promise and then you know it is the prime minister so to speak there is nothing nothing else they haven't looked to anything else so. there's going to be they know this country is really divided on this issue almost more so than divided on religion and state than on the palestinian issue they really divided on whether that that you know should remain prime minister. tuesday marks exactly one year since the u.k. entered its 1st coronavirus a lockdown a minute's silence was observed earlier so too was a nation wide doorstep candlelit vigil to remember the 126000 lives lost in the pandemic r.t. shot edwards dostie

netanyahu when he was out of office in the opposition that's what he said about it all so a lot of people saying you said that then and now what about now so there's be a lot of disappointment of course there's you know the anger is strong amongst the opposition the feeling that enough i mean keep in mind the fact he was the longest serving prime minister you know a lot of people in this country young people don't even know any other prime minister as far as they're concerned promise and you know it is the prime minister so to speak there is nothing nothing else they haven't looked to anything else so. there's going to be there this country is really divided on this issue almost more so than divided on religion and state than on the palestinian issue really divided on whether that that you know should remain prime minister exactly 25 past the exclusive now run supreme leader has warned he doesn't trust the u.s. to keep its word on lifting sanctions and without that surround will return to a nuclear deal we speak than to the country's former president whether or not it will ever see eye to

netanyahu and the likud are getting the most votes it's really surprising to me we need change ok but. it's better because there is something good on the political scene of the old the bad you know the political scene that then you know so we have to change something and keep something give a good. one of the things we're hearing from voters is that they recognize that netanyahu is a masterful politician but for those who do not want him to remain they say he's been in office too long this is his 2nd term this one has began in 2009 and they're concerned about the 3 corruption trials he faces one of them has been postponed will resume next one month voter participation in the last election was 71 percent veteran pollsters predict it will be much lower so for now voters go to the polls and wait to see if what happens today will help this country move past this unprecedented political limbo and thank you for that mess a good name in western and then let's cross over to harvey falsettos also in west jerusalem so how do just how serious is the competition a prime minister now facing. well

but she's interrupted by a local man who says there is no one like bibi, only bibi netanyahu, no one is stronger than him. not everyone is a fan. and for some the disillusionment spreads across the party as well. for first time in his life, this man may leave his ballot blank. >> translator: you don't have to be very smart to see we are disappointed. first of all, violence crimes. murder, the murder of women and children. second thing, infrastructure. third thing, all the unemployed people. you know what, i am at home all the time because i don't feel secure. shouldn't they care about me? >> reporter: dr. ahmed is a veteran of israeli politics, a member of parliament here for more than 20 years. he says it is foolish for an arab voter to think voting for netanyahu will give them power to address arab issues. >> netanyahu is the problem, he's not the solution. he's right ideology, but he's a rightist. >> reporter: in such a small country, netanyahu's success may hinge on whether he can convince just enough of these voters to forget the past. hadas gold, cnn, israel. >>> there are conc

man who says there's know one like bibi, bibi netanyahu, there's no one stronger than him. not everyone here is a fan but for some -- this man says for the first time in his life he may leave his ballot blank. >> translator: you don't have to be very smart to see that we are disappointed. first of all, violence, crimes, murder, the murder of also women and children. second thing, infrastructure. third thing, all the unemployed people. you know what, i am at home all the time because i don't feel secure. shouldn't they care about me? >> reporter: a veteran of israeli politics, a member of parliament for more than 20 years, he says it's foolish for an arab voter to think that by voting for netanyahu will give them power to address issues. >> netanyahu is the problem not the solution. he is the right rightest. right ideology. he is rightest. >> reporter: in such a small country netanyahu's success play hinge on whether he can convince enough of these voters to forget the past. four days to go until this unprecedented election but we still might not actually have a clear answer

only bibi. she once worked as a maid for the netanyahu family and she credits him with israel's speedy vaccine roll—out. plus lots more. translation: no-one else has the courage to pick up _ the phone to the guy from pfizer, the guy from bahrain. whether it's peace with arab countries, countering iran, corona, or the economy, don't forget, benjamin netanyahu works day and night. but this fourth recent election is unusual. mr netanyahu is courting the arab—israeli vote. he used to warn his own base against them. huda'sjob involves speaking for the community in this bedouin town. and she doesn't trust the pm's change of tack. we all know that he is lying to people. we know very well that he was the worst one for us, for the arab community. and i think that he will he will not change himself. mr netanyahu is a political veteran, surveying the scene now with a new opponent from his right wing. but the polls again suggest deadlock. plenty of people see all this just eroding their politics. they f

it is between anyone but bibi or only bibi. this is what left -- this is what is left. idly -- i agree with his analysis. it is netanyahu the person, the way he handles himself as the prime minister, but at the same time his record. the relation with the palestinians. economic issues. the way the state has gone about coronavirus in israel. at the end of the day, it is the electorate. in four elections, they voted very similarly. the pattern is so similar. how did they expect to get different results? we will see. we will look by the end of tomorrow weather is -- whether there is any shift in the blocks. not necessarily ideological blocks, but more those who want to see the end of the netanyahu era and those who are trying to keep them in power. >> gail hoffman, what you think is netanyahu's calculation here? obviously he is hoping a greater majority will give him more power. what does that mean for him fighting corruption charges? >>'s trial has finally started after being pushed off and pushed off. there is no doubt it is easier in any country when you are in power and

voters just can�*t solve a deep split over benjamin netanyahu�*s leadership. what a year it has been. this tour guide takes me out and tells me how trade tumbled with the pandemic. he used to vote for the party of the pm, bibi, as he is known, but he lost faith years ago. he is not representing anything that is not ego, power, so what can i say? no. it is a no, no, no to bibi and his friends. i want to live in a free, democratic country. this town relies on tourism, built on the edge of a crater in the desert. now finally things are reopening. i meet this woman who thinks there�*s only one man to thank. she once worked as a maid for the netanyahu family and she credits him with israel�*s speedy vaccine roll—out. because i have had two. plus lots more. translation: no one else has the courage to pick up the phone to the guy from pfizer, the guy from bahrain. whether it is peace with the arab countries, countering iran, corona, or the economy, don�*t forget benjamin netanyahu works day and night. but this fourth recent election is unusual. mr netanyahu i