srael will hold national elections on Tuesday. Here’s a guide for the totally unfamiliar
Israel will hold its fourth election in two years on March 23. Although electoral upheaval is common in Israeli politics, with elections occurring every 2.5 years on average, the recent instability represents a significant deterioration in the functioning of Israeli democracy.
In many ways the outcome of the election is already clear. The next Israeli government will be right wing in its economic and defense policies — regardless of whether it is led by current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In fact, calling this election a referendum on Netanyahu both promotes populist personalized rhetoric and hides the real policies at stake.
There’s much at stakeIsrael’s right-wing bloc wants to legalize outposts in the West Bank.… Seguir leyendo »