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Middle East Review of International Affairs
Israel's 2003 Elections
by Cameron S. Brown
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Abstract
This article analyzes the reasons for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s re-election victory and considers what the vote represented in terms of the electorate’s views on various current issues and the balances among political parties in Israel. The article also takes a brief look at the formation of the new government and where it is most likely headed in the near term.
Full PDF Document, 18 pages, 108 kb
Endnotes
Note *: Cameron S. Brown is the Assistant Director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center. He is the author of “The Shot Seen Around the World: The Middle East Reacts to September 11th” MERIA Journal, Vol. 5, No. 4 (December 2001) http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2001/issue4/jv5n4a4.htm and “Observations from Azerbaijan” MERIA Journal, Vol. 6, No. 4 (December 2002) http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2002/issue4/jv6n4a7.html. Back