Netanyahu’s associates read weekend columns about the prime minister preparing an election next June and did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz [L] and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [R] wearing masks in the Knesset(photo credit: ADINA VALMAN/KNESSET SPOKESPERSON)ByGIL HOFFMAN
![Defense Minister Benny Gantz [L] and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [R] wearing masks in the Knesset](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/457880 "Defense Minister Benny Gantz [L] and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [R] wearing masks in the Knesset")