In pictures: Israeli elections 2015
Published date: 16 March 2015 22:36 GMT
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Last update: 9 years 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, vying for a third term in office, speaks to supporters during a rally in Tel Aviv two days ahead of the 17 March ballot (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
Naftali Bennett, Economy Minister and coalition partner of Netanyahu, arrives at campaign conference for his ultra right-wing Jewish Home party (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
Haneen Zoabi poses during a rally for the Arab Joint List, a coalition of four Arab parties. Zoabi has faced threats during the campaign, and was physically attacked by a right-wing activist in early March (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
Drag artist Ziona Patriot poses Likud party MP Miri Regev at a gay bar in Tel Aviv. Many parties have been fighting to attract the LGBT vote during the campaign (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
Yair Lapid, head of the centrist Yesh Atid, addresses supporters in Tel Aviv. Surprising many by winning 19 seats in the last election, Lapid is hoping to hold on to his share of the vote this time (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
The leader of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas party, Aryeh Deri, is held aloft by a supporter at a conference in Tel Aviv (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
A satirical portrayal of Benjamin Netanyahu for an Israeli television show (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
Moshe Kahlon, head of the Kulanu [All Of Us] party drinks beer at a bar in Tel Aviv. Previously communications minister, he delighted many by slashing telephone network charges (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
Activists set up tents in central Tel Aviv to protest against the high cost of living. The housing crisis and economic concerns have been key issues for many voters this election (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
Tens of thousands of Netanyahu supporters, many of them settlers living in the West Bank, gathered in Tel Aviv two days ahead of the poll (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
Netanyahu at his Jerusalem office before a media appearance. Initially reticent, Netanyahu began meeting the press frequently in recent days after polls suggested he could lose the election (MEE/Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen)
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