What Was Evident in Ehud Barak's Victory Over Benjamin Netanyahu

question 32

Multiple Choice

What was evident in Ehud Barak's victory over Benjamin Netanyahu in the 1999 election for Prime Minister?

• A) Ehud Barak was the more conservative of the two candidates, and voters felt Netanyahu was growing soft
• B) Ehud Barak handily won the vote of the religious right and ultra-Orthodox crowd; these groups were gaining traction in Israeli politics
• C) Israelis had become disenchanted with Netanyahu's political machinations, divisiveness, and his failure to pursue a true peace agreement with the Palestinians
• D) Both that Barak was more conservative and the voters felt Netanyahu was growing soft, and because the up and coming religious right and the ultra-Orthodox crowd went for Barak

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