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Eisenkot's party ahead of Netanyahu's Likud in new polls.
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Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff, has often edged ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in recent polls with his centrist Yashar party. Netanyahu is campaigning on security under the slogan "No Surrender", while opposition voters accuse him of threatening democracy. Polls suggest Arab parties could end up kingmakers, because neither side may reach a majority without them.
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