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The political longevity of Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is put to the test
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The political longevity of Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is put to the test

Today on Front Burner, CBC’s Derek Stoffel explains Benjamin Netanyahu’s political longevity and the upcoming Israeli election.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to supporters at party headquarters in Tel Aviv March 18, 2015. (Nir Elias/Reuters)
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Benjamin Netanyahu has been the Prime Minister of Israel for the past 10 years (having previously held the position from 1996 to 1999). If he is re-elected and stays on in the job through the summer, he'll be longest serving Prime Minister in the country's history. But he faces a tough opponent in former military general Benny Gantz. Today on Front Burner, CBC's Derek Stoffel on Benjamin Netanyahu's political staying power.

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