Will Israel Vote Change?

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Will Israel Vote Change?

In the final stages before Israel’s March 17 parliamentary election, the opposition is mobilizing against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. How will Israelis vote?

By Judy Dempsey

Published on Mar 12, 2015

Source: Deutsche Welle

Speaking to Deutsche Welle’s Quadriga, Judy Dempsey was asked to comment on the upcoming March 17 Israeli parliamentary election. She was joined by Malte Lehming, a journalist working at "Der Tagesspiegel", and Rafael Seligmann, a German-Israeli writer, publicist, political scientist, and historian.

This broadcast was originally aired on Deutsche Welle.

About the Author

Judy Dempsey

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Judy Dempsey is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie Europe

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