What you need to know about the Israeli elections:
There is a new excitement surrounding the April 9 Israeli elections -- because incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a possible historic victory, and is staring down his most serious contender in many years.
It's unclear if he will be able to shield himself from the trial if he wins re-election. Netanyahu is poised to win a historic fifth term -- breaking the record for Israel's longest serving prime minister, currently held by the state's founder, David Ben Gurion.Retired Israeli general Benny Gantz casts his vote during Israel's parliamentary elections on April 9, 2019 in Rosh Haayin.
Yair Lapid makes a statement to the press after casting his vote in a school during the Israeli general elections in the Ramat Aviv area of Tel Aviv, Israel, April 9, 2019.
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