They're faced with palestinians and Iranians calling for them to be wiped off the map, yet they still have time to fight for their right to smoke dope
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Israeli Vote on Future of the West Bank By JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 19 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Israelis voted Tuesday in an election billed as a referendum on the future of the West Bank, with the leading candidate, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, promising to pull back from most of the territory and draw Israel's final borders by 2010.
Barring an unexpected surge by hawkish parties, Israelis were expected to give a green light to Olmert's proposal to separate from most Palestinians after 39 years of military occupation.
Thirty-one parties were competing, including about two dozen with narrow agendas focusing on pensioner rights, legalization of marijuana and parties for the ultra-Orthodox. About a dozen parties were expected to clear the 2 percent-of-the-vote threshold to enter parliament.