Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Labor Party leader Ehud Barak are running virtually neck-and-neck in the race for prime minister, according to an opinion poll published last Friday. The survey, conducted by Gallup and published in the Ma’ariv newspaper, showed that Netanyahu would receive 36 percent of the vote if the May 17 election were held now, while Barak would receive 34 percent. Former Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai trailed with 11 percent.
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