JERUSALEM (AFP) – Rightwing opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to profit from Israel's military assault on the Gaza Strip, stretching his lead in the polls for the February 10 elections.
The Likud party chairman totally opposes an Israeli withdrawal from Arab territories occupied since 1967 and is campaigning on a platform of security for Israelis.
Traditional rightwing leitmotifs such as Greater Israel or the spread of Israeli settlements are kept well in the background.
The 22-day Operation Cast Lead against Hamas Islamists may have been considered a military success for Israel but the ruling Kadima party of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has not reaped the benefits.
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Netanyahu has already been elected by Israeli media.
"Netanyahu-Lieberman government," said the popular Maariv daily. "Israel closes ranks with the right," said the Yediot Ahronot.
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