The last time that Israeli elections were so obviously affected by violence was in 1996, when polling results shifted wildly in the run-up to the vote, finally allowing Netanyahu a razor-thin win over acting Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Competing against an older Peres (who had taken over after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin) Netanyahu dyed his hair white to appear more mature, and then took advantage of a badly handled mini-war and the anger of Israel’s Arab voters.
上一次以色列选举如此明显地受到暴力影响是在1996年。当时，在投票前夕民意测验的结果大幅度摇摆不定，最后让内塔尼亚胡险胜代理总理佩雷斯。为了与佩雷斯竞争(佩雷斯是在拉宾总理遇刺身亡后接替总理职位的)，内塔尼亚胡把他的头发染白以便看起来更为成熟。他还利用了一场处置不当的小型战争以及以色列的阿拉伯选民的愤怒。