Tomorrow is Election Day in Israel. It's a quasi-holiday -- universities, schools, and offices are all closed. But, apparently coffee shops are open and buses run. Sounds like a weekend back home. Polls are open from 10h-22h and the results come back the next day. Can you imagine Canada? What if we had to go to bed not knowing who had won and by how much?
I cannot add any insight to the elections or tell you any great anecdotes. Being Hebrew illiterate and essentially Hebrew-deaf (besides the basics) means I'm insulated from most election talk and all election shenanigans. As I wrote in November, Bibi has apparently got things sewn up with Lieberman at his side. The interesting question in this election isn't who will win, but rather by how much. And, how the left will be represented in the Knesset. We'll have an answer on Wednesday.
As for all that disturbance that Operation Pillar of Defence caused back in November - it's water under the bridge in the daily life of Israelis. Everyone knows Hamas will restock weapons, Israel will make improvements to the Iron Dome (missile defence system), and the dance will continue.
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