World Have Your Say on the Israeli election
Israelis head to the polls today and the race is too close to call. The election is being very closely watched as the outcome will undeniably influence the prospects for peace in the region. To find out what the Israeli voters are saying, we turn to Ros Atkins, a presenter for the BBC World Service’s World Have Your Say, who was staked out all day in a shop in Tel Aviv talking to voters.
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