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Israeli Election Puts Campaign Promises Beside a War That Will Not Wait

Israelis voted in a national election with the eight-month Iran war looming over the choice of their next government. The result has implications for the war, Gaza and America's relationship with the Middle East. Voters were choosing leaders while confronting a conflict that extends beyond Israel's borders and into international policy. Campaigns can offer plans and promises, but the next government must deal with events that do not pause for coalition talks. The ballot gives voters a say in who takes responsibility, not a button that conveniently makes the surrounding crisis disappear.

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