Israelis prepare for general election
A supporter’s sunglasses provide a view of right-wing leader Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party as he speaks to the media at the Kerem Shalom border crossing just outside the Gaza Strip. (Tsafrir Abayov / Associated Press)
A campaign poster of Tzipi Livni, Israel’s foreign minister and leader of the Kadima party, greets a passerby in Jerusalem. Tzipi is among the candidates running for the post of prime minister. (Gali Tibbon / AFP/Getty Images)
In Tel Aviv, a soldier carrying a photograph of troops passes a campaign billboard touting Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu with a slogan in Hebrew: “Big Likud, stable government.” (Ariel Schalit / Associated Press)
Ultra-Orthodox Israelis in Jerusalem walk past a poster of Avigdor Lieberman, a candidate for prime minister who heads the Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party. Lieberman’s slogan, “No loyalty, no citizenship,” underscores his stance on Israel’s Arab citizens. (Gali Tibbon / AFP/Getty Images)
The ultra-Orthodox Shas party and its spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, are among those using posters to campaign for Israeli votes. (David Silverman / Getty Images)
