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Israel's internal Labor Party leadership battle is sign of its return to relevance

Zionist Camp Knesset member Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin claims that the party has been repeatedly defeated since the era of Prime Minister Ehud Barak because it lost Yitzhak Rabin's legacy of security, something she would like to bring back through diplomatic security as well as social security efforts.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - APRIL 26: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) chairs the weekly cabinet meeting beside the Mayor of Tel Aviv Ron Huldai. on April 26, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Tel Aviv is marking the 100th anniversary of its establishment on the sand dunes of the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo by Jim Hollander-pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ron Huldai;Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) chairs the weekly Cabinet meeting beside Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, in Jerusalem, April 26, 2009. — Getty Images/Jim Hollander

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