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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
Netanyahu’s appointment of Liberman as Defence Minister: Gewald on the Left, cautious welcome on the right
The last few days in have been a roller-coaster in Israeli politics, with coalition talks going on behind the scenes – but constantly leaked to the public – between Likud and, alternately, Zionist Union and Yisrael Beitenu. In the end, … Continue reading
Why is this man sitting in the Knesset?
For all that we complain about the perfidy of the British, we have a lot to learn from them when it comes to tolerating antisemitism in the ranks of their politicians. In the wake of the scandal of antisemitism in … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Terrorism
Tagged anti-Zionism, Israeli politics, Knesset, racism, terrroism, Zionism, Zionist Union
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We have a government (for as long as it lasts)
Last night, or early this morning, Binyamin Netanyahu finally cobbled together a governing coalition with the slimmest of majorities – 1 seat. The haggling and horse trading went down to the wire and no one was sure we wouldn’t wake … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news
Tagged Bayit Yehudi, Binyamin Netanyahu, coalition, elections, haredim, Israeli politics, Kulanu, Likud, Moshe Kachlon, Naftali Bennett, Shas, UTJ, Zionist Union
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Israeli Elections 2015: Likud’s win, and how the polls got it wrong
Since the initial exit polls came out, the final numbers have changed the results even more radically. Some caution is still required since the “double envelop” absentee and soldiers’ vote have still not been fully counted and those could change … Continue reading
Israeli Elections 2015 – initial exit polls
After a nerve-wracking day in which I distracted myself with Pesach cleaning and then playing with my grandchildren to stop myself biting my nails to the quick with every opinion poll, the exit polls are in – and with all … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news
Tagged Bayit Yehudi, Binyamin Netanyahu, elections, Israeli politics, Likud, Moshe Kachlon, Naftali Bennett, Yesh Atid, Yitzchak Herzog, Zionist Union
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