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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, escorted by bodyguards walks with his wife Sara Netanyahu during a visit to the market on the eve of Israel's general elections in Jerusalem, Monday, April 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Netanyahu, Gantz make last pitches in tight Israeli election

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Dog walkers argue as they pass by an election campaign billboard shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, April 8, 2019. Israel's election on Tuesday boils down to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has dominated the country's politics for the better part of three decades. The Hebrew writing say &quot;Strong Likud, Strong Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A look at the field: Major players in Israel’s elections

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday, April 4, 2019. (Justin Wan/Sioux City Journal via AP) **FILE**

Beto O’Rourke thinks Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘racist’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

File - In this Tuesday, April 2, 2019 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu, center, is escorted by security guards during a visit to the Ha'tikva market in Tel Aviv. Israel's election campaign has been a three-month roller coaster of mudslinging, scandals and more scandals. But when voters head to the polls on Tuesday, one name will be predominantly on their minds: Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Netanyahu, challenger: 2 front-runners in Israel elections

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

File - In this Wednesday, April 3, 2019 file photo, Israel Electric Corporation employee works next to election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu, left, alongside the Blue and White party leaders, from left to right, Moshe Yaalon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, in Tel Aviv. The long-serving Prime Minister Netanyahu is the favorite to win Israel's general election on April 9, but he faces serious corruption charges and a stiff challenge from a former military chief Gantz who has positioned himself as the country's savior. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Palestinians denounce Netanyahu’s annexation pledge

Associated Press

File - In this Wednesday, April 3, 2019 file photo, Israel Electric Corporation employee works next to election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu, left, alongside the Blue and White party leaders, from left to right, Moshe Yaalon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, in Tel Aviv. The long-serving Prime Minister Netanyahu is the favorite to win Israel's general election on April 9, but he faces serious corruption charges and a stiff challenge from a former military chief Gantz who has positioned himself as the country's savior. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

As Israelis head to polls, it’s all about Netanyahu

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz ramped up his rhetoric, telling voters Saturday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "is not the messiah, and he's not a legend that can't be replaced" in elections Tuesday. (Associated Press/File)

Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz election Israel’s defining moment

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Monday, March 25, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump smiles at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, after signing a proclamation in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington. On April 23, 2019, Mr. Netanyahu announced he was promoting a resolution to name a town in the Golan Heights after the 45th President of the United States. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

For American Jews, Trump is key figure in Israeli election

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

In this Monday, March 25, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump smiles at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, after signing a proclamation in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington. On April 23, 2019, Mr. Netanyahu announced he was promoting a resolution to name a town in the Golan Heights after the 45th President of the United States. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2019 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump hold up the signed proclamation recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights at the White House in Washington. In a tight race for re-election, Netanyahu has gotten a welcome lift from his friend in the White House. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and the opening of the U.S. Embassy there, his withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the decision to slash U.S. aid to the Palestinians are popular among Israelis. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Netanyahu plays a ‘Trump card’ as Israeli elections near

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

People walk by election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu, left, alongside the Blue and White party leaders, from left to right, Moshe Yaalon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Gabi Ashkenazi, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Hebrew on billboards reads, left &quot;Strong Likud strong Israel&quot; on the right &quot;Every vote matters, win Blue and White&quot;. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

AP Explains: Israel’s parliamentary elections

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

In this Saturday, March 16, 2019, file photo, an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man looks at an elections billboards of the Blue and White party leaders, from left to right, Moshe Yaalon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Gabi Ashkenazi, alongside a panel on the right showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flanked by extreme right politicians, from the left, Itamar Ben Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich and Michael Ben Ari in Ramat Gan, Israel, In a charged campaign that has been heavy on insults and short on substance, Israel's conflict with the Palestinians has been notably absent from the discourse. Hebrew reads on the left billboard &quot;The nation of Israel lives&quot; and on the right billboard &quot;Kahana Lives&quot; in a reference to a banned ultranationalist party. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Palestinians largely ignored in run-up to Israeli election

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

A man works on a Likud party election campaign billboard depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, and his party candidates, in Petah Tikva, Israel, Monday, April 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Elections looming, Benjamin Netanyahu to head to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin

Associated Press

Twitter says action taken against pro-Netanyahu bot network

Associated Press

File - In this Thursday, March 28, 2019 file photo, a woman walks by an election campaign billboard showing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Likud party leader, in Tel Aviv, Israel. An Israeli watchdog said Monday that it's found a network of social media bots disseminating messages in support of Netanyahu ahead of next week's elections. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Watchdog alleges fake pro-Netanyahu social media accounts

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on a video from Israel to the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Hamas reveals weak spot in Netanyahu re-election campaign

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. Trump signed an official proclamation formally recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Benjamin Netanyahu Israel election tested by Gaza violence, united opposition

By Seth Frantzman — Special to The Washington Times

President Donald Trump signs a proclamation recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: UN views annexation of the Golan ‘null and void’

Associated Press

Damage to a house hit by a rocket is seen in Mishmeret, central Israel, Monday, March 25, 2019. An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip struck a house in central Israel on Monday, wounding several people, an Israeli rescue service said, in an eruption of violence that could set off another round of violence shortly before the Israeli election. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel mobilizes after Gaza rocket attack, escalation looms

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Netanyahu has praised U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of its control over the Golan Heights as a holiday &quot;miracle.&quot; (Amir Cohen/Pool via AP)

Trump signs declaration reversing US policy on Golan Heights

By MATTHEW LEE and DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press