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Battle to Lead Labor Party Begins in Israel

Knesset member Isaac Herzog, running for Labor Party leadership, claims that the public is looking for a new diplomatic alternative.

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Knesset member Isaac Herzog announces during a news conference at Beit Sokolov in Tel Aviv, Aug. 26, 2013, that he will run against Knesset member Shelly Yachimovitch for leadership of the Labor Party in a primary election scheduled for Nov. 21. — Yael Tzur

Barely 24 hours after announcing at an Aug. 26 news conference that he will run for head of the Labor Party, Knesset member Isaac “Buji” Herzog is already deep into campaign frenzy, with a platform of "True, I am no star, but I am experienced and a team player."

On Nov. 21 of this year, only 10 months after the Knesset elections, the Labor Party will hold primaries for party leadership. Another scene in the party’s famous backstabbing pageant will be enacted for posterity.

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