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Why Haaretz called Israel's first election in 1949 a 'failure of the extremists'

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“Why Haaretz called Israel's first election in 1949 a 'failure of the extremists”

Israel's first election in 1949 unfolded amid war but with remarkable calm and turnout, as 89.9 percent of eligible voters chose delegates for the Constituent Assembly – soon to become the Knesset

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