Israel's Decisive Election: A Referendum on Netanyahu's Leadership and the Nation's Identity

International coverage is framing Israel's national election as a referendum on the leadership of the deeply divisive Benjamin Netanyahu and on the country's identity. The October 7 issue has emerged as a central point of contention in the campaign, while expatriates are traveling to vote, and attention is being drawn to the weight of Jews of Middle Eastern and North African origin.

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• The October 7 issue has become an extremely sensitive and polarizing matter for Israelis in this election.

  «October 7 has become a lightning rod issue for Israelis in an election that is a referendum on the polarising leadership of Netanyahu»

  Australian Financial Review
• One expatriate is spending $2,000 on round-trip travel from Boston to vote, and the election is described as fiercely contested.

  «Berechman is spending $2,000 to travel round-trip from Boston to vote in Israel’s bitterly contested national election Tuesday»

  The Boston Globe
• More than half of Israel's Jews originate from countries of the Middle East and North Africa, and they are seen as key to understanding the country's future.

  «More than half of Israel’s Jews descend from the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. They are key to understanding the country’s future.»

  The Wall Street Journal on MSN

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