They were also expected to give an electoral boost to Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel who, severely undermined by Hamas’s devastating campaign of suicide terrorism, was on the verge of electoral defeat at the hands of Benjamin Netanyahu.
También se esperaba que le dieran un espaldarazo electoral al primer ministro Shimon Peres de Israel quien, seriamente minado por la devastadora campaña de terrorismo suicida de Hamas, estaba al borde de la derrota electoral a manos de Benjamin Netanyahu.