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Israel's Key Election Issue: Did War End Too Soon?
03/02
Israel, Netanyahu says, should have destroyed Hamas -- which he views as an outpost of Iranian power on Israel's southern border -- rather than withdrawing amid a shaky cease-fire (Source: Washington Post).
Just over a week before Israel holds elections to choose a new government, the outcome of the war in the Gaza Strip has emerged as a central issue in the campaign, with the candidates sparring over whether the massive military operation went far enough.
The argument reflects the reality that elections here often turn on a single question: Who looks tougher on national security?
