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EXPLAINER: Israelis vote in fourth election in 2 years

by Ilan Ben Zion
| March 23, 2021 12:06 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is holding its fourth election in two years on Tuesday, with nearly 6.6 million citizens eligible to vote for the 24th Knesset, or parliament. It is widely seen as a one-issue referendum, with the electorate almost evenly divided on whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should remain in power.

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