;s choice of prime minister. With just one ballot to cast, voters tended to plump for one of the bigger parties, which differed, above all, on their approach to peace. Nowadays, voters still select candidates from the big parties for prime minister, but use their Knesset vote to support small, special-interest parties. That leads to a fractured Knesset, and a distracted prime minister, and an inconclusive policy on the peace process. Until last week, a movement to revert to the old electoral system seemed to be gathering steam in the Knesset. But this week's election fever has put paid to that...
