Israeli election key to Middle East future
(AGI) Rome, March 17 - The eyes of the Middle East and theworld are focused on Israel, where parliamentary elections willdetermine the future of the region. A defeat of the Likud partyand Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has been in powerfor nine years, could pave the way to restart peace talks withthe Palestinians. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. localtime, with almost six million voters choosing 120 members ofparliament. Results are expected in the early hours ofWednesday. They will be officially announced on March 25 byPresident Reuven Rivlin, although consultations for