Following a popular YouTube video last year calling on people to befriend him on Facebook, Israel's President Peres has now launched a new campaign, which includes a Facebook application, urging young Israelis to go to the polls on January 22nd.

For the first time, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have determined scientifically that voting is a stressful event, inducing measurable hormonal changes. The study also found that people were more emotionally aroused just before casting their ballot.