JERUSALEM – In Israel, the sprint to the March 23 election is striking a notable resemblance to the American presidential brawl in 2020.
Candidates are holding virtual events or limited in-person gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic. Some have signed up star U.S.
advisers who faced off against each other during the contest between Republican incumbent Donald Trump and the Democrat who defeated him, President Joe Biden.
As in the United States, the Israeli race is a referendum on the divisive personality at the top and his stewardship of a nation brutalized by COVID-19.