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  • A majority of 61 Knesset seats out of 120 isn’t bad, but it’s not enough to govern. Coalition members who have not yet been sworn in know this well, but […]

    Netanyahu’s new dysfunctional government – Get ready for new elections

    A majority of 61 Knesset seats out of 120 isn’t bad, but it’s not enough to govern. Coalition members who have not yet been sworn in know this well, but […]

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  • He spoke before Congress for 40 minutes, sweeping it off its feet. It was, without doubt, the speech of his lifetime, although according to Israeli pollsters it added merely one Knesset seat to his shrinking tally of votes.

    Bibi’s contribution to the “very bad” deal with Iran

    He spoke before Congress for 40 minutes, sweeping it off its feet. It was, without doubt, the speech of his lifetime, although according to Israeli pollsters it added merely one Knesset seat to his shrinking tally of votes.

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  • The parties have been registered, and the campaigns for the 17 March elections are running full throttle. "Bottlegate", suspicions of foreign funding, and accusations of attempts at a putsch – these are the dominant issues in the press. The polls change daily, playing havoc with the manic depression of the parties struggling for survival. Yesterday Meretz was hopping with delight to the words “I want Meretz in government”, and today it has turned against the Zionist Camp (Labor with Yizhaq (Buji) Herzog and The Movement of Tzipi Livni) with a huge paid ad, announcing, “This week he acts like Bibi, tomorrow he’ll sit with Bibi in the government.” They’re referring to Herzog, of course, and this solves part of the dilemma – we won’t be voting for the Zionist Camp.

    Israeli elections: Who to vote for?

    The parties have been registered, and the campaigns for the 17 March elections are running full throttle. "Bottlegate", suspicions of foreign funding, and accusations of attempts at a putsch – these are the dominant issues in the press. The polls change daily, playing havoc with the manic depression of the parties struggling for survival. Yesterday Meretz was hopping with delight to the words “I want Meretz in government”, and today it has turned against the Zionist Camp (Labor with Yizhaq (Buji) Herzog and The Movement of Tzipi Livni) with a huge paid ad, announcing, “This week he acts like Bibi, tomorrow he’ll sit with Bibi in the government.” They’re referring to Herzog, of course, and this solves part of the dilemma – we won’t be voting for the Zionist Camp.

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  • The impossibility of a stable coalition comes from current political forces’ inability to decide on two central questions: the fate of the occupied territories and the place of Arab citizens in this country.

    “Anyone but Bibi” Strengthens the Israeli Right Wing

    The impossibility of a stable coalition comes from current political forces’ inability to decide on two central questions: the fate of the occupied territories and the place of Arab citizens in this country.

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  • The law is likely to be shelved because it exposes the bluff known as “Jewish and democratic,” and confirms the slanderous claim that there is an internal contradiction between the state’s Jewish character and the democracy it aspires to maintain.

    Anthem for the Jewish Nation-State Law

    The law is likely to be shelved because it exposes the bluff known as “Jewish and democratic,” and confirms the slanderous claim that there is an internal contradiction between the state’s Jewish character and the democracy it aspires to maintain.

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