Follow Israel’s 2015 poll in English

ANT KATZ

Israel’s March elections are fast approaching, says TABLETMAG.com, and still too close to call. Even for devoted Israel watchers, though, it can be difficult to follow the fluctuations of a political scene that features over half-a-dozen parties jockeying for parliamentary position. And that’s before one bumps up against the Hebrew language barrier. Fortunately, Tablet is here to help.

Israelis living overseas cannot vote, unless they work for the government. In the last election, that amounted to under 20 eligible voters in SA – so don’r expect to find any information flying around then shtetl.

How can one keep track of the many polls released each week–and how reliable are they? Which analysts are writing in English and offering detailed blow-by-blow accounts of the race’s developments? And who makes the best political parody videos lampooning the contest’s participants?

TABLETMAG.com says their primer has the answers, Check it out!