Who is popular today?

With Israelis heading to the polls Sept. 17 for the second time this year, the campaign will largely be about one man: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Unable to form a government even after ostensibly winning April 9 elections, Netanyahu opted in late May to dissolve the parliament and hold a fresh vote rather than give a rival a chance to form a ruling coalition. Set to surpass founding father David Ben-Gurion in July as Israel’s longest-serving premier, Netanyahu has a string of accomplishm