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Tag Archives: elections
Israeli Elections – round 4
Here we go again – the fourth round of elections in two years. I feel a bit despairing and bit apathetic, and not particularly full of hope that anything major is going to change. But I shall not cede my … Continue reading
Israel turns into Italy – Knesset dissolves 7 weeks after the elections
Israel turned into the Middle Eastern version of Italy tonight as Binyamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition, and the Knesset voted to dissolve itself – a mere 7 weeks or so after the last elections. As far as I … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news
Tagged Binyamin Netanyahu, coalition, elections, haredim, IDF, Israeli politics, Knesset
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Good News Friday – Shabbat Hagadol moonshot edition
What a week it’s been! The ups and downs of the elections – first with Benny Gantz and his Blue & White party seemingly winning the vote, then Binyamin Netanyahu overtaking him; Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked being out, then … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Judaism, Slice of Israeli life, Technology
Tagged #IsraeltotheMoon, Beresheet, elections, Good News Friday, moonshot, Shabbat Hagadol, SpaceIL, XPrize
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Elections silly season
It is election season in Israel with all the attendant empty promises, scandals, and political jockeying. Bayit Yehudi head and Education Minister Naftali Bennett took his deputy, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, and left the party, forming a new party simply … Continue reading
The British elections – what went wrong?
Almost right up to election day most of us were feeling pretty blasé about the British elections. Theresa May was sure to get in with an even larger majority than she had before. After all, who would vote for that … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, International relations
Tagged antisemitism, Board of Deputies, Britain, Conservatives, elections, Jeremy Corbyn, Jonathan Arkush, Labour Party, Theresa May, UK
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Is Erdogan going to help Geert Wilders get elected in Holland?
While we were out celebrating Purim, a different kind of “nahafoch hu” – a topsy turvy event – was occurring in Holland. It all started when Turkish President, in his bid to turn himself into a modern-day Sultan, has been … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged anti-immigration, elections, Geert Wilders, Germany, Holland, immigrants, Muslims, Netherlands, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right-wing, Turkey
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