NOTE: I've just published an election post-mortem, Israeli elections: Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic at Middle East Eye. Please give it a read and promote it on social media platforms. It's quite instructive how quickly Donald Trump's loyalties can change given a shift in the political weather. Now that Bibi Netanyahu's career is in the deepest … [Read more...]
Haaretz Launches Arabic Opinion Supplement to Spur Palestinian Voters, Censors Launch Announcement
Haaretz has just announced a new Arabic language supplement that launched today. The statement did not name the specific contributors would be. But it did reveal some typically condescending attitudes toward the Israel Palestinian minority. Curiously, the statement originally published has been edited and precisely those portions I wanted to discuss, were … [Read more...]
Netanyahu Calls New Election: Deja Vu All Over Again
Bibi Netanyahu's failure to cobble together a governing coalition despite 6 weeks of trying after the last election, is embarrassing. The only thing more embarrassing is his end-run around Israeli law by passing, at the eleventh hour, a bill dissolving Knesset. That denied President Rivlin, one of his arch nemeses, the opportunity to offer either another … [Read more...]
Netanyahu Wins and Will Be Next Prime Minister of the Judeo-Ethno-State
UPDATE: Haaretz columnist Anshel Pfeffer has just tweeted that the final votes tabulated form the IDF count do NOT put Bennett's New Right party into Knesset. Meretz has also gained a seat. In the midst of a very dark election, these developments are some consolation. Looks like the soldiers vote has not put Bennett/Shaked over the threshold. Yamin … [Read more...]
