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Israeli election to test Netanyahu's ability to hold power

On Tuesday, Israel will hold its first parliamentary elections since the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks. Essentially one man is on the ballot: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. How might Israeli policy change if the opposition succeeds?

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Both outlets frame the story as a test of Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power, with CBS News using a straight preview angle and The Independent leading with a poll-driven look at possible outcomes. The Independent is alone in citing an exclusive poll of 4,000 Israelis and spelling out three scenarios, while CBS foregrounds the upcoming election as the first parliamentary vote since the October 7 attacks and centers its coverage on the political stakes.

Written by Crossfiled from the 3 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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