'The most crucial election in Israel's history'? Just asking...

The article questions repeated claims in Israeli media and campaign materials that the current elections are the most fateful in the state's history. It notes that polling data consistently points to an inconclusive outcome with no decisive result expected.

The piece references the 1992 election in which Yitzhak Rabin defeated Yitzhak Shamir as a prior example of a contest that produced a clear decision.