Israel’s police commissioner said Sunday that special precautions are being taken in preparation for possible violence and voter fraud during Monday’s balloting. The nation’s election campaign has been fraught with ethnic tensions and social friction. On Sunday, police detained two people suspected of beating an Israeli television crew that was filming a report on confrontations between rival party activists campaigning at a major traffic intersection in central Israel.
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