Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Mostly Absent In Israeli Election Campaign
NPRIsraeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Mostly Absent In Israeli Election Campaign The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is barely an issue in the upcoming Israeli elections, which are a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. From the West Bank, NPR's Daniel Estrin reports that one of the big issues facing the country, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is not a major issue on the ballot. DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: Metal barricades encircle Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence as demonstrators gather every weekend for the last nine months demanding he leave. The other day, Netanyahu visited a small West Bank outpost, one of more than 100 Israeli settlements built without government permission, and he vowed to legalize them if he's reelected.