Israelis are heading to the polls today in an election that only a few weeks ago seemed a decisive win for former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Now, it’s too close to call, but Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni of the Kadima party looks like the likely winner. For more on what Livni’s win could mean, we turn to Ethan Bronner, Jerusalem bureau chief for our partner the New York Times.
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