Can Merav Michaeli right the Israeli left?
The newly elected head of the Labor Party faces a daunting task ahead of the March 23 national elections
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Merav Michaeli refused to let the Labor Party die without a fight.
Michaeli, who was elected head of one of the oldest and once-iconic political parties in Israel last month, battled it out just to be able to hold the primary race that led her to victory. Now, she is fighting to bring Labor back from the brink of irrelevance and turn it once again into the home of the Israeli left.
Can she succeed against the odds?