Former U.S. ambassador to Israel on how Gaza war affects Netanyahu's reelection chances
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[0:00] Right now Israeli voters, they're
[0:02] casting their ballots in the country's
[0:03] first national election since that
[0:05] October 7th, 2023 attack. So
[0:08] Washington-based nonprofit says tens of
[0:10] thousands of Israelis living abroad are
[0:13] traveling back to cast their vote. And
[0:15] Israel's Central Elections Committee
[0:17] says early turnout reached its highest
[0:19] level since 1981. Live now to former US
[0:23] Ambassador to Israel, Edward Djerejian.
[0:25] Ambassador, thank you so much for your
[0:27] time today. We appreciate it. So what
[0:29] has been the impact of Israel's war with
[0:31] Hamas on Netanyahu's campaign?
[0:36] >> Thank you. Well,
[0:37] the [clears throat] October 7th uh
[0:41] Hamas attack on Israel and the war in
[0:43] Gaza has had a very major impact on the
[0:48] political the body politic of Israel.
[0:50] And security is a major issue uh
[0:55] as a resul