Foto Friday – Post-Election Fun

February 20, 2009 - 5:27 PM by Rachel Neiman

This just in: President Shimon Peres has tasked Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the government. And so, the coalition-building process begins. Against the background of political posturing, jockeying for positions and a moment before disillusionment sets in, Tomeriko, photographer, photo editor and informal archivist of Israeli press photographers, has posted a new series of images on his Israel Press Flickr photostream. Entitled Elections 2009, it provides a humorous behind-the-scenes peek at the recent elections.

elections_09_koko Photo by Koko, courtesy of Israel Press

The series, contributed by any number of Israeli press photographers working for various media outlets, deals with the run-up to election day, including things that people living outside Israel might not have known about.

elections_09_koko_2Photo by Koko, courtesy of Israel Press

For example, Kadima party head Tzipi Livni on the cover of womens magazine La’Isha. When she was a little girl, could she ever have imagined this day would come?

elections_09_idan_kenanPhoto by Idan Kenan, courtesy of Israel Press

Inevitably, there are instances of campaign poster abuse…

elections_09_aviad_hermanPhoto by Aviad Herman, courtesy of Israel Press

With some enthusiastic party workers perhaps taking the “green” message a tad to far…

elections_09_tomer_matazfiPhoto by Tamar Matsafi, courtesy of Israel Press

There are those who use election day to promote their own personal agenda…

elections_09_adi_yisrael_2Photo by Adi Yisrael, courtesy of Israel Press

And some who just tag along…

elections_09_alex_kolomoiskyPhoto by Alex Kolomoisky, courtesy of Israel Press

But the big question remains: do we know which way we’re actually going?

elections_09_adi_yisrael_1Photo by Adi Yisrael, courtesy of Israel Press

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