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Iran Not a Priority For Most Israeli Voters

Israeli voters are more concerned about domestic politics than the threat from Iran, Meir Javedanfar explains.
A pedestrian walks past campaign posters depicting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv January 7, 2013. Three Israeli centrist and left-leaning parties have failed in an initial attempt to form a united bloc that might have cut into Netanyahu's opinion poll lead before the Jan. 22 election.  REUTERS/Baz Ratner (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

A recent poll by the Times of Israel showed that the Iranian threat is viewed by only 12% of likely Israeli voters as an urgent issue, whereas 43% of likely voters viewed economic problems as the most pressing issue.

But how can that be? How can so few Israelis be concerned about a regime which has continuously called for their country's elimination, has denied the Holocaust and has armed and financed their sworn enemy, Hamas?

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