A firm 62% majority of Israeli voters identify as right-wing, making Israel an anomaly among liberal Western-style democracies.

Netanyahu’s Likud party is leading in the polls by a wide margin and looks set to form the next government.

Palestinian officials talk about recent meeting with Israeli Arab members of Knesset aimed at scuttling Netanyahu’s election chances.

Israeli voters must take into account that Iran and the Palestinian Authority are working to keep the Likud Party leader from reassuming the premiership.

The lesson is that threats against Benjamin Netanyahu did not disappear the moment he ceased being prime minister.

As Israel’s 24th Knesset writhed in its death throes, Christian watchers – let alone Jews – were conflicted over whether or not they wanted to see Netanyahu returned as prime minister.

Despite outrage about interventions in its own elections, America has often sought to influence Israeli politics. Expect Washington to pull out the stops to try to sabotage Netanyahu.

As in many Western democracies today, Israeli politics have become a cult of personality, but on steroids. What can be done to curb the rapid cycle of elections?

Can he secure the required 61 Knesset seats in that time? The experts are skeptical.