The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery

Benjamin Netanyahu

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AGE: 59
OCCUPATION: Prime Minister–designate of Israel
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: He's forging ahead with his new coalition government. And he appears to have an ally in Obama, who's just as determined as Netanyahu to thwart Iran's nuclear-weapons program.

CON: His efforts to woo centrist Tzipi Livni failed. Can a coalition be a coalition if it's mostly made up of right wingers?

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