Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to exit polls, at his party headquarters during Israel's national election, in Jerusalem, on October 28.
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In a political career that has spanned more than three decades, Benjamin Netanyahu has been written off too many times to count, only to prove the obituaries were penned prematurely. Israel’s election results this week appear to give the prime minister’s opponents a chance to end his run, but in the country’s ruthless political system, it’s no guarantee.