JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a last-ditch appeal for votes just hours before polling stations close in a tight election.
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In a videotaped statement at his office, Netanyahu urges his supporters Tuesday to get out and vote. He says the gaps between his hawkish Likud party and the centre-left opposition need to be narrowed.
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With recent opinion polls giving the centre-left Zionist Union a narrow lead, Netanyahu has appeared increasingly desperate in recent days.
The prime minister has used similar doomsday predictions to get supporters to the polls in previous elections.
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