Even as he faces looming indictments for bribery and breach of trust, longtime Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely remain popular with a core group of voters in Tuesday's general election. A slim majority of Israelis (51%) interviewed last summer -- after news broke that Israeli police had enough evidence to indict him for bribery -- approved of the job he was doing as prime minister.
![Line graph. Israeli prime minister earned majority approval for second consecutive year in 2018.](http://content.gallup.com/origin/gallupinc/GallupSpaces/Production/Cms/POLL/avoj1mv36eefubvwqdcgya.png)
Learn more in the full analysis of Israelis' views of Benjamin Netanyahu.