Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Oren Dobronsky, in a video Netanyahu posted to social media. Elon Musk during Trump's campaign. Credit: Benjamin Netanyahu / Facebook, Angela Weiss / AFPStuck in the polls, Netanyahu is trying to scrape every possible vote, even if it means strongarming a Silicon Valley chickpea entrepreneur who called Trump a 'piece of shit' into the Likud candidate list04:47 PM • August 13 2026 IDTThis week, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – still stuck in the polls without a majority at just under 11 weeks until election day – made a move which encapsulates his campaign's utter hypocrisy, seasoned with a generous pinch of hummus, desperation and Elon Muskophilia.In the NewsNetanyahu's New Election Ploy Smells of Desperation and Elon MuskOnce a Haven, Christian Palestinians Say They 'Have No Future' in This VillageIsrael Sees a Drop in Teacher Quality and Retention, Statistics Bureau SaysIDF Removes Palestinian Families as Settlers Resist Army Operation to End SiegeEx-German Ambassador Urges Measures Against Israel Over SettlementsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the PollsNew Middle East Pact Seen in Israel as Sign of Waning U.S. Influence