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Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at 11:00 AM EST
Israelis Go to the Polls
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Israelis go to the polls on Tuesday to vote for prime minister and a new ruling party. A whopping 28 parties are running, but many Israelis are as yet undecided about how they will vote, reflecting widespread confusion and frustration over the deadlock on the peace and domestic problems.

Guests:

Yaron Dekel, Washington bureau chief for Israeli TV Channel One and political analyst

Isaac Herzog, Labor Party candidate for Knesset

Ra’anan Gissin, Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

Yehudit Naot, Knesset member of the Shinui Party

 
 

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