Benjamin Netanyahu facing possible election defeat amid Left-wing surge
Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election prospects were looking increasingly grim on Wednesday amid fresh polls showing a strong lead for a buoyant Left-wing opposition and signs of panic in the Israeli prime minister's own campaign.
Less than a week before a general election on March 17, the Zionist Union - an alliance of Isaac Herzog's Labour party and Hatnua, led by Tzipi Livni, a former foreign minister - had a lead of three to four seats over Mr Netanyahu's Likud party, according to two separate surveys. (Read More)