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A soldier votes at a remote base
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IN PICTURES: Election Day of weddings, sunshine and smiles

From their hospital beds and in their bridal gowns, Israelis vote in the 2015 Knesset elections, and enjoy a sunny national holiday.

Millions of Israelis were expected to cast their ballot on Tuesday, in the elections for the next Knesset. A national holiday means that many took advantage of the sunny weather, while others were determined to vote, no matter what else they had planned for the day...

 

 

A bride votes in her wedding dress in Holon (Photo: Reuters) (Photo: Reuters)
A bride votes in her wedding dress in Holon (Photo: Reuters)
 

 

Yair Lapid catches up with the bride and her new spouse in Holon. (Photo: Reuters)
Yair Lapid catches up with the bride and her new spouse in Holon. (Photo: Reuters)

 

And another casts her ballot in Tel Aviv. (Photo: Asaf Mirom)
And another casts her ballot in Tel Aviv. (Photo: Asaf Mirom)

 

Soldier votes near Ariel (Photo: Reuters) (Photo: Reuters)
Soldier votes near Ariel (Photo: Reuters)

Bedouin women vote in Rahat (Photo: AP)
Bedouin women vote in Rahat (Photo: AP)

Woman votes in Mevaseret Zion (Photo: Reuters)
Woman votes in Mevaseret Zion (Photo: Reuters)

Soldiers vote at a remote outpost (Photo: IDF Spokesman Unit)
Soldiers vote at a remote outpost (Photo: IDF Spokesman Unit)

Elderly woman voting in Kibbutz Nir Am near Sderot (Photo: Herzel Yosef)
Elderly woman voting in Kibbutz Nir Am near Sderot (Photo: Herzel Yosef)

 

A Shas supporter engages in some last-minute campaigning in Jerusalem
A Shas supporter engages in some last-minute campaigning in Jerusalem

 

Voting in the Kiryat Arba settlement on the outskirts of Hebron (Photo: EPA)
Voting in the Kiryat Arba settlement on the outskirts of Hebron (Photo: EPA)

 

Elderly voters queue in Holon (Photo: Reuters)
Elderly voters queue in Holon (Photo: Reuters)

 

Outside a voting center at the religious community of Nitzan. (Photo: Avi Rokah)
Outside a voting center at the religious community of Nitzan. (Photo: Avi Rokah)

One voter and his dog in Tel Aviv (Photo: Reuters)
One voter and his dog in Tel Aviv (Photo: Reuters)

 

A patient votes at Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva (Photo: Soroka Spokesman) (Photo: Soroka Medical Center)
A patient votes at Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva (Photo: Soroka Spokesman)

 

Yesh Atid's Shai Piron catches an Election Day match with Israeli tennis star Andy Ram
Yesh Atid's Shai Piron catches an Election Day match with Israeli tennis star Andy Ram
 

One determined voter goes 'from the recovery room to the ballot box'.
One determined voter goes 'from the recovery room to the ballot box'.

 

Another patient is wheeled to the ballot box at Soroka (Photo: Soroka Spokesman)
Another patient is wheeled to the ballot box at Soroka (Photo: Soroka Spokesman)

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo holds its own elections - for best animal.
Jerusalem Biblical Zoo holds its own elections - for best animal.

 

An ostensibly calm voter casts her ballot in Netanya (Photo: AP)
An ostensibly calm voter casts her ballot in Netanya (Photo: AP)


An Israeli baker makes cookies for the occasion
An Israeli baker makes cookies for the occasion

Trekking on election day in Tel Aviv (Photo: JNF)
Trekking on election day in Tel Aviv (Photo: JNF)


Cycling in Tel Aviv port (Photo: Motti Kimchi)
Cycling in Tel Aviv port (Photo: Motti Kimchi)


Voting at the 'children's ballot box' in Givatayim.
Voting at the 'children's ballot box' in Givatayim.

A festive photo op in Nitzan (Photo: Avi Rokah)
A festive photo op in Nitzan (Photo: Avi Rokah)

 


Google marks the occasion with a special doodle (Photo: Google)
Google marks the occasion with a special doodle (Photo: Google)

 
A ballot and a grin in Jerusalem (Photo: Gil Yohanan)
A ballot and a grin in Jerusalem (Photo: Gil Yohanan)

Enjoying a day off in Tel Aviv. (Photo: Motti Kimchi)
Enjoying a day off in Tel Aviv. (Photo: Motti Kimchi)


A patient casts her ballot at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera. (Photo: Alex Greenman)
A patient casts her ballot at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera. (Photo: Alex Greenman)

Holding the baby in Tel Aviv.
Holding the baby in Tel Aviv.

 

 

 

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.17.15, 16:17
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