article_snippet: So you would think that security would be the central issue in Tuesday's Israeli elections, right?
article_snippet: Poll after poll in Israel has confirmed that the public views the high cost of living as the top issue for voters in this election.
article_snippet: Indeed, even a majority of Israel's Arab citizens within the pre-1967 borders -- most of whom identify with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza -- view socioeconomic issues as the priority for Tuesday's parliamentary poll, rather than advancing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
article_snippet: First, despite what the polls suggest, peace and security actually remain the most important underlying issue in Israeli politics.
article_snippet: The main parties recognize that The main parties need to cross the credibility threshold on the most important underlying issue in Israeli politics, and The main parties therefore include former high-ranking army officers and diplomats among The main parties ranks.
article_snippet: Whatever The main parties may say to pollsters, many voters continue to vote primarily on the most important underlying issue in Israeli politics.
article_snippet: As a result of all this, much of the electorate is determining the electorate vote based on other issues, where voters hope political change in Israel can actually make a real difference to voters lives.
highlights_snippet: Israel holds parliamentary elections on Tuesday .
  
highlights_snippet: Despite polls, peace and security key issue .