What to Expect from the Israeli Election
Contrary to popular wisdom, it’s not all about the blocs.
September 16, 2019
What to Expect from the Israeli Election
Contrary to popular wisdom, it’s not all about the blocs.
Tomorrow Israelis go to the polls for the second election of 2019, in which the two main contenders will be the Likud, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, and the centrist Blue and White, led by Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid. Neither party is likely to have an easy path to forming the 61-seat Knesset majority needed to form a government, a reality that has affected both parties’ campaigns. Haviv Rettig Gur explains how the anomalous political situation has led to something very different from the contest between left-wing and right-wing “blocs” of parties predicted by most analysts, and examines the various possible outcomes:
September 16, 2019
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