1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Fla6g3iAjY"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/news-analysis-ideological-gaps-narrowing-in-the-race-for-prime-minister">News Analysis: Ideological Gaps Narrowing in the Race for Prime Minister</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/news-analysis-ideological-gaps-narrowing-in-the-race-for-prime-minister/embed#?secret=Fla6g3iAjY" width="600" height="338" title="“News Analysis: Ideological Gaps Narrowing in the Race for Prime Minister” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="Fla6g3iAjY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> As election day in Israel draws closer, the ideological gap between Shimon Peres and Benjamin Netanyahu is growing steadily narrower. The polls have remained remarkably consistent for the past several weeks, showing Peres, the Labor candidate in the race for prime minister, leading Likud rival Netanyahu by four to six percentage points. But as they […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315