Israel’s Labor Party held a primary vote. Shimon Peres, the incumbent Labor chief, is expected to keep the helm in the election that began Wednesday, as his rivals, Amir Peretz and Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, have trailed far behind him in opinion polls.
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