Ahead of Knesset elections, each party decides its own list of candidates. In Israel, the voter has no influence on which individuals will serve in the Knesset; thus, the selection and ranking of candidates by the parties is decisive: candidates ranked high on the party list will almost certainly serve in the next Knesset.Those placed in a lower, 'unrealistic' slot will know for certain that they will not be elected, and those situated somewhere in between will be left on tenterhooks until