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Inspired by Obama, Israeli politicians take campaigns online
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Matan Vilnai, Gideon Sa'ar 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for December 1, 2008.

Israeli politicians these days are taking lessons from U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama, who maximized the use of the Internet in unprecedented ways in order to broaden his support network.

As politicians gear up for party primaries ahead of February general elections, even previously unknown contenders are taking advantage of a form of airtime they can afford by releasing online videos on YouTube and opening accounts on Facebook.


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nd as soon as the last primary votes are counted, the Israeli web surfer will surely be able to count on equally entertaining party-wide online endeavors.


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