Netanyahu facing uphill battle to be re-elected Israeli prime minister

Author and media personality Oli London provides insight into the Israeli prime minister election, which currently has Benjamin Netanyahu trailing in the polls. “It is a very tight race in Israel right now; there are coalition groups that have formed that may well get a majority,” Mr London told News24 Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. “A lot of die-hard Netanyahu supporters who really see him as a modern-day Winston Churchill. “There is a lot of support for Netanyahu, but his main opposition, the former IDF chief of staff … is in the lead. “It could well be that a coalition group may control the Israeli parliament.”