Israel: leadership win gives Netanyahu boost before tough election
Prime minister to enter March election campaign while under indictments for corruption
Triumphant after quashing a mini-revolt within his party, Benjamin Netanyahu now faces what is likely to be a gruelling campaign to win Israel’s third national election in a year with damning corruption indictments still hanging over him.
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, famed for his political acumen in escaping seemingly impossible situations, won a primary leadership contest held on Thursday by a landslide.