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War and Peace and the Israeli election.

Hello again, I'm Armin Al-Ni, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

When of President Obama's

top foreign policy goals is a settlement in the Middle East and a Palestinian nation, but will

Israel go along? After Gaza, Israelis reportedly feel more threatened than ever by rocket fire

from Hamas and Hezbollah and by nuclear development in Iran. All three mainstream candidates in tomorrow's election are talking tough,

and frontrunner Benjamin Netanyahu is opposed to trading occupied land for peace.

The likely kingmaker informing a new government is a nationalist

who's compared by the left to Mussolini and Stalin.

Does the peace process still have a chance?

Is Israel likely to strike Iran?

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren, only, back with To the Point. President Obama wants to revive the peace

process between Israel and the Palestinians,

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