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Netanyahu Calls Israel Election Existential as Security Fears Rise
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- Benjamin Netanyahu frames the September election as an existential battle for Israel.
- The vote falls on the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 assault.
- Security dominates public discourse, with many Israelis feeling less safe than before October 7.
- Ahron Bregman warns a more violent settler movement could trigger a third Intifada.
- Opposition alleges Netanyahu refused an independent inquiry into pre-October 7 failings and denied UAE intelligence reports.