The main issues in the Israeli elections
Israelis are gearing up to vote in the first national elections since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza. The Oct. 27 polls are widely seen as a referendum on the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Outsiders may expect voters to be focused on questions around Israel's wartime conduct in Gaza or its occupation of much of southern Lebanon and parts of Syria. But instead Israelis are focused on internal issues.
Top of mind are the security failures that led to Oct. 7, the deadliest day in the country's history, as well as mandatory military service, efforts to overhaul the judiciary and who is at the head of the various political parties.
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