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Inside Israel Today with Gil Hoffman

Why the Israeli Contenders Won't Hold an Electoral Debate

10 February 2023

Electoral debates are part and parcel of political campaigns in the US. But Israeli contenders for prime minister have not debated one another since 1996. VOI's Gil Hoffman and Israeldebate.com founder Yoni Cohen-Idov explain why.

Gil also speaks to strategist Mitchell Barak about his study of first-time voters' views on the March 17 Knesset elections.

Caption: American sailors watch the first 2012 presidential debate between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Photo: US Navy, Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes/Released

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