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It’s fair to observe, however, that they have close ties to Israel’s security and intelligence establishment and both have worked for the Jerusalem Post, an English-language newspaper generally aligned with Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party.

In a fractured political system where coalition building is key in the 120-seat Knesset, Netanyahu's Likud Party would fall well short of a majority by itself and could struggle to pull together support from smaller parties on the right, suggests latest polling in the Ma'ariv newspaper.

Among the stream of ministers visiting the site today was Culture Minister Miki Zohar, from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.

Among the stream of ministers visiting the site today to express their outrage was Culture Minister Miki Zohar, from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.

That was in the summer of 1996, just after the 46-year-old Netanyahu had won his first election as leader of the Likud party.