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Israelis have voted for aggression over rapprochement

Much of the Israeli and international media hailed last week’s Israeli election in historic terms, as the most significant in the country’s history. The hyperbole was barely justified. It was like a dull score draw in front of a full stadium, with unwarranted high expectations leading to a tepid impasse. But what happens next in the region and how this Israeli election might affect the dynamics of the next few weeks could justify the overblown descriptions. The Israeli electoral draw leaves Neta