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ID093896
Title ProperRun-up to the elections
Other Title Informationa political history of the 2009 campaign
LanguageENG
AuthorGerstenfeld, Manfred
Publication2010.
Summary / Abstract (Note)On 26 October 2008 President Shimon Peres called for new elections. The Knesset was dissolved on 11 November. Three candidates claimed that they were in the running for prime minister: Livni, Netanyahu and Barak. The election campaign would focus more on individuals than on parties. The security issue took high priority in the elections. A major issue throughout the campaign was the position of the leading parties on the establishment of two states for two peoples as part of a peace agreement. The internet became a major tool in the campaign. On the morning of 27 December, the IDF began a war in the Gaza Strip, which Israel called Operation Cast Lead. The major parties agreed to suspend their campaigns until the end of the war. Kadima's victory with 28 seats came as a surprise. The Likud came second with 27 seats, having lost voters at the end of the campaign to the third largest party Yisrael Beiteinu, which ended up with 15 Knesset seats. Looking back at the election campaign one can best define it as a broken and shortened one.
`In' analytical NoteIsrael Affairs Vol. 16, No. 1; Jan 2010: p.14 - 30
Journal SourceIsrael Affairs Vol. 16, No. 1; Jan 2010: p.14 - 30
Key WordsElection Campaign ;  Operation Cast Lead ;  Livni ;  Netanyahu ;  Barak ;  Lieberman ;  Feiglin ;  Kadima ;  Likud ;  Labour ;  Yisrael Beiteinu