# Analysts discuss Netanyahu’s 18 years in power ahead of Israel’s election

https://mins.news/en/video/107685

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-20 10:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5fHhCiagg0

> Israeli author and political commentator Alec Haim Pollard and political analyst Xavier Abu Eid, a former PLO communications director, discuss how Benjamin Netanyahu’s record, the fallout from October 7 and Palestinian statehood are shaping Israel’s 2026 election.

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