Israel

As it happened: Israelis vote in April 9 Knesset election

Updates from JC correspondents in London and across Israel of the country's most closely-fought election in years

April 9, 2019 15:47
Neck and neck: polling shows very little distance between the two contenders to lead Israel's next government

By JC Reporter

1 min read
 

Archived page

This page contains the JC's live coverage of the April 9, 2019 election. For our coverage of the September 19, 2019 election, click here.
 
 
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