Election Day in Israel

Today is election day in Israel.   The Central Elections Committee said turnout was 66.6%, with over 3,767,000 people casting a ballot, an increased from the 64.7% voting in the 2009 election. Yahoo News has run  a series of photos, showing just why Freedom House  again has classified Israel as the only free country in the Middle east.

With 99.5% of the votes counted:

• Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu: 31
• Yesh Atid: 19
• Labor: 15
• Shas: 11
• Habayit Hayehudi: 11
• United Torah Judaism: 7
• Hatnua: 6
• Meretz: 6
• United Arab List-Taal: 5
• Hadash: 4
• Balad: 3
• Kadima: 2

Photos from Yahoo news

Druze Woman votes in Israeli  election

Arab Woman votes in Israeli election

Prisoner votes in Israeli election