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Elections in the Land Of The Israeli Voter

From soccer stands to upscale Tel Aviv, our Israel Pulse columnists went into the field to talk to voters: Ben Caspit from Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa on "The Political Soccer Match of All Time;" Shlomi Eldar from Umm al-Fahm on "Apathy and Alienation on the Arab Street;" Akiva Eldar from Netanya on "The New Immigrant Vote;" and Mazal Mualem from "The Tel Aviv Bubble."
A man stands next to campaign banners depicting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Likud-Yisrael Beitenu activists draped them on walls surrounding Jerusalem's Old City January 20, 2013. Netanyahu said on Saturday a country with as many enemies as Israel cannot afford a weak ruling party, after polls ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election showed a slide in his support. The banners read (L and C) "Only Netanyahu will protect Jerusalem" and "Warning! '67 borders ahead". REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (

The Political Soccer Match of All Time

Ten hours before voting booths opened on Monday night, Ben Caspit went to the Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa.

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