A look at the field: Major players in Israel's elections
By ISABEL DEBRE, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — It's a crowded field in Israel's elections as over 40 parties will be slugging it out on Tuesday for seats in the country's parliament. There is the right-wing flagship, centrist newcomers, ultra-Orthodox parties, Arab parties and fringe movements. But only a handful will win the necessary 3.25 percent of total votes cast to cross the electoral threshold