00:00On October 27, 7.3 million voters of Israel going to decide through their ballot paper and ballot
00:05boxes that who is going to rule Israel for next four years. Elaborate arrangements have been made
00:11for these elections and 1 lakh people have been deployed for the election duty. Over 12,000
00:18polling station, over 18,000 ballot boxes and 1.2 million ballot papers are prepared. 1.2 million
00:27ballot papers which is of the weight. If I talk in terms of tonnage, it is 250 tons of paper
00:35used to
00:35get these 1.2 million ballot papers because Israel votes through ballot paper and voting starts at
00:447 a.m. in the morning and ends at 10 p.m. and after 10 p.m. all eyes will
00:49be on the exit polls because
00:50exit polls will decide and these exit polls will indicate that who is going to rule Israel for next
00:57for years. But so far, the opinion polls have given a very blur picture, a very undecided picture
01:04because there are two coalitions. And as you know that in the electoral history of Israel,
01:08no one party has ever secured majority on its own. And that's why it's a competition. It's an
01:14electoral fight between Likud party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the party,
01:20Yashar party whose call is for change led by Gadhi Eisenkot, former chief of Israel defense forces.
01:28And in fact, the major issues are revolving around the 7th of October, 2023's Hamas terror attack
01:34because accountability is being asked about that attack. In fact, people are talking about the
01:40security remains the paramount issue for their safety, their security, their well-being and
01:44in the state of Israel. And therefore, who is going to ensure the safety and security of people
01:49of Israel, the security of the state of Israel. And in fact, the issues pertaining to borders
01:55will decide the ballot papers in the ballot boxes in Israel. And besides that, in the armed forces,
02:03who is going to serve, who is going to be spared, divided differential responsibilities are being,
02:09you know, exercised in Israel. That is also an issue and in fact, an ongoing conflict, ongoing war
02:15of West Asia is also dominating the discourse of electorate. And in fact, people are talking about
02:21this issue. So, this election is not only going to decide the political course of Israel, but also
02:28this is going to impact the political dynamics of West Asia region at large. After all, Israel is the
02:34only democracy in the West Asian region.
