Title: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on March 29, 2019, 12:32:24 AM
Post by: Gaon on March 29, 2019, 12:32:24 AM
His devotees call him "The Magician", "The Winner" and—the ultimate accolade—melekh yisrael, "King of Israel". Binyamin Netanyahu is Israel's most gifted politician in a generation. He is his country's second-longest-serving prime minister and, if he wins his fifth election on April 9th, may beat the record of the country's founding father, David Ben Gurion.
"Bibi", as he is known by all, is important beyond Israel, too, and not only because he speaks in perfect soundbites in both Hebrew and English and stands tall in today's chaotic Middle East. He matters because he embodied the politics of muscular nationalism, chauvinism and the resentment of elites long before such populism became a global force. Mr Netanyahu counts among his friends and allies such nationalists as Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, not to mention European ones from Viktor Orban in Hungary to Matteo Salvini in Italy.
The reign of King Bibi is thus a parable of modern politics: the rise of a talented politician and a long success based on a perplexing mixture of carrying out sound policy and cynically sowing division. As his power is threatened, he has turned to railing more loudly against the free press, the judiciary and shadowy forces. Now Bibi faces his greatest danger, in the form of criminal charges for corruption. In a different age he would have had to resign, and would now be defending himself as an ordinary citizen. But he is intent on remaining in office, and hopes that voters will yet save him from the policemen, prosecutors and judges. Israeli politics is turning into a contest between genuine achievement and demagoguery on one side and the rule of law on the other. All who care about democracy should watch closely.
Little Israel commands attention because it has a big history: biblical romance and technological talent; the slaughter of the Holocaust and military prowess; energetic democracy and the long occupation of land claimed and inhabited by Palestinians. That said, Mr Netanyahu is a big figure in his own right (see article). He is more intelligent and capable than many populists, and can claim plenty of successes. By shrinking the bloated state he has helped Israel's economy flourish, particularly its tech startups. With deft use of diplomacy and the mostly cautious use of military force, he has boosted security without being sucked into disastrous wars. Thanks to that and a shared hostility to Iran, relations with many Arab rulers are better than at any time in Israel's history.
Mr Netanyahu has warmly embraced Mr Trump, who in turn has showered him with gifts, most recently his endorsement of Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights. Might Mr Trump also back Israel's annexation of bits of the West Bank, so denying Palestinians the hope of statehood? In the long run Bibi's overt alignment with America's Republicans and the evangelical right endangers the bipartisan pro-Israeli consensus in Washington that is the foundation of Israel's security.
But the greatest threat from Bibi's reign has been at home. He has kept power not just on the strength of his record but also by seeking political advantage at the cost of eroding Israel's democratic norms. Mr Netanyahu pushed for an electoral pact with the hitherto untouchable far-right Jewish Power group, which wants to annex all the occupied territories and "encourage" Arabs, including Israeli citizens, to leave. He has played us-and-them politics for so long that he has exacerbated the country's many schisms—between Jews and Arabs, diaspora Jews and Israelis, western Ashkenazi and eastern Mizrahi Jews, and secular and religious ones. By casting himself as uniquely able to protect Israel against its enemies, he often treats those who say otherwise as wimps or traitors.
Mr Netanyahu and his friends denounce as backstabbers any Jews who stand in their way. The free press peddles fake news. Political opponents, even the generals who pack the new Blue and White opposition party, are in cahoots with the Arabs. Bibi has flirted with the conspiracy theory beloved of anti-Semites that George Soros, a Jewish billionaire, is plotting to undermine nationalist governments around the world.
My wife and I voted for a right wing coalition partner of Netanyahu. But, we know what a skilled cunning politician Beebe is. And he can take credit for Israel's success in start ups that have been helped along by his economic reforms. If he defeats the Blue and White coalition on April 9 the original populist leader will be Israel's longest serving leader.
This editorial was written from a leftist point of view. But, even leftists cannot deny his impact on politics in Israel and populists throughout the world.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 12:45:52 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 12:45:52 AM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on March 29, 2019, 12:56:47 AM
Post by: Gaon on March 29, 2019, 12:56:47 AM
When I think of Israel, I think of Mr Netanyahu.Quote from: "Fashionista"
When I think of politics in Israel, I think of him. He has changed Israel and the West. He was the original populist. He paved the way for Trump, Matteo Salvini, Bolosonaro, and Orban.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 10:37:17 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 10:37:17 AM
In Israel, as elsewhere, politics is a perplexing mix of sound policy and the cynical erosion of institutionsQuote from: "Gaon"
His devotees call him "The Magician", "The Winner" and—the ultimate accolade—melekh yisrael, "King of Israel". Binyamin Netanyahu is Israel's most gifted politician in a generation. He is his country's second-longest-serving prime minister and, if he wins his fifth election on April 9th, may beat the record of the country's founding father, David Ben Gurion.
"Bibi", as he is known by all, is important beyond Israel, too, and not only because he speaks in perfect soundbites in both Hebrew and English and stands tall in today's chaotic Middle East. He matters because he embodied the politics of muscular nationalism, chauvinism and the resentment of elites long before such populism became a global force. Mr Netanyahu counts among his friends and allies such nationalists as Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, not to mention European ones from Viktor Orban in Hungary to Matteo Salvini in Italy.
The reign of King Bibi is thus a parable of modern politics: the rise of a talented politician and a long success based on a perplexing mixture of carrying out sound policy and cynically sowing division. As his power is threatened, he has turned to railing more loudly against the free press, the judiciary and shadowy forces. Now Bibi faces his greatest danger, in the form of criminal charges for corruption. In a different age he would have had to resign, and would now be defending himself as an ordinary citizen. But he is intent on remaining in office, and hopes that voters will yet save him from the policemen, prosecutors and judges. Israeli politics is turning into a contest between genuine achievement and demagoguery on one side and the rule of law on the other. All who care about democracy should watch closely.
Little Israel commands attention because it has a big history: biblical romance and technological talent; the slaughter of the Holocaust and military prowess; energetic democracy and the long occupation of land claimed and inhabited by Palestinians. That said, Mr Netanyahu is a big figure in his own right (see article). He is more intelligent and capable than many populists, and can claim plenty of successes. By shrinking the bloated state he has helped Israel's economy flourish, particularly its tech startups. With deft use of diplomacy and the mostly cautious use of military force, he has boosted security without being sucked into disastrous wars. Thanks to that and a shared hostility to Iran, relations with many Arab rulers are better than at any time in Israel's history.
Mr Netanyahu has warmly embraced Mr Trump, who in turn has showered him with gifts, most recently his endorsement of Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights. Might Mr Trump also back Israel's annexation of bits of the West Bank, so denying Palestinians the hope of statehood? In the long run Bibi's overt alignment with America's Republicans and the evangelical right endangers the bipartisan pro-Israeli consensus in Washington that is the foundation of Israel's security.
But the greatest threat from Bibi's reign has been at home. He has kept power not just on the strength of his record but also by seeking political advantage at the cost of eroding Israel's democratic norms. Mr Netanyahu pushed for an electoral pact with the hitherto untouchable far-right Jewish Power group, which wants to annex all the occupied territories and "encourage" Arabs, including Israeli citizens, to leave. He has played us-and-them politics for so long that he has exacerbated the country's many schisms—between Jews and Arabs, diaspora Jews and Israelis, western Ashkenazi and eastern Mizrahi Jews, and secular and religious ones. By casting himself as uniquely able to protect Israel against its enemies, he often treats those who say otherwise as wimps or traitors.
Mr Netanyahu and his friends denounce as backstabbers any Jews who stand in their way. The free press peddles fake news. Political opponents, even the generals who pack the new Blue and White opposition party, are in cahoots with the Arabs. Bibi has flirted with the conspiracy theory beloved of anti-Semites that George Soros, a Jewish billionaire, is plotting to undermine nationalist governments around the world.https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/03/30/binyamin-netanyahu-a-parable-of-modern-populism?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2019/03/28n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/NA/220109/n
My wife and I voted for a right wing coalition partner of Netanyahu. But, we know what a skilled cunning politician Beebe is. And he can take credit for Israel's success in start ups that have been helped along by his economic reforms. If he defeats the Blue and White coalition on April 9 the original populist leader will be Israel's longest serving leader.
This editorial was written from a leftist point of view. But, even leftists cannot deny his impact on politics in Israel and populists throughout the world.
I generally take ed-ops from the Economist with a pinch of salt. But, Netanyahu's many accomplishments and influence cannot be denied. A giant on the international stage. He's either hated or admired.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: cc on March 29, 2019, 02:18:10 PM
Post by: cc on March 29, 2019, 02:18:10 PM
...... A giant on the international stage. He's either hated or admired.Quote
That's true especially for all great and strong leaders
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 02:25:19 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 02:25:19 PM
...... A giant on the international stage. He's either hated or admired.Quote
That's true for all great and strong leaders
Like Justin Trudeau.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: cc on March 29, 2019, 02:28:50 PM
Post by: cc on March 29, 2019, 02:28:50 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 02:31:04 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 02:31:04 PM
ummmmmQuote from: "cc"
He's not one of the great and strong leaders you meant.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 06:05:32 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 29, 2019, 06:05:32 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on March 30, 2019, 12:23:59 PM
Post by: Gaon on March 30, 2019, 12:23:59 PM
In 2012 the Netanyahu government passed the "Prevention of Infiltration Law", which mandated automatic detention of all people, including asylum-seekers, who enter Israel without permission.
Netanyahu is critical of what he sees as the overly open immigration policy of EU nations. Netanyahu has urged the leaders of Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland to close their borders to illegal immigration
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on March 30, 2019, 02:08:04 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 30, 2019, 02:08:04 PM
Ahead of Israel's Election, Gantz's Meme-Inspiring Missteps Embolden Netanyahu
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 02, 2019, 06:07:16 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 02, 2019, 06:07:16 PM
AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES ANTI-ISRAEL PIECE WORKS FOR GROUP FUNDED BY QATAR
The author of a New York Times magazine cover story that blasted Israel works for a group that is funded by Qatar, the home base of the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader and anti-Semite Yusuf al Qaradawi.
The revelation exposes a glaring bias in this journalist's writings.
In his Sunday piece titled, "How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics," Nathan Thrall pens a scathing indictment of the Democratic Party's supposed support for Israel, leading with his criticism of Hillary Clinton's choice of a Jew, Robert Wexler, as her foreign policy expert, versus Bernie Sanders' choice, James Zogby, an Arab-American.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, which first broke news of Thrall's ties to Qatar, the author has a long history of writing anti-Israel pieces. The Beacon's Adam Kredo wrote that Thrall, "who the Times presents as a disinterested expert, serves as director of the Arab-Israeli Project at the International Crisis Group, or ICG, a left-leaning advocacy organization that has received around $4 million from the Qatari government in the just the last year. Qatar's donations represent around 23 percent of ICG's total budget." ICG has reportedly also raised $1 million in the past few years from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation, which openly and enthusiastically funds the BDS movement in the United States.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Bricktop on April 02, 2019, 06:11:20 PM
Post by: Bricktop on April 02, 2019, 06:11:20 PM
I find it odd that people who buy them are actually paying someone for their often ill informed or subversive opinions.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 02, 2019, 08:26:14 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 02, 2019, 08:26:14 PM
I do not read newspapers any more.Quote from: "Bricktop"
I find it odd that people who buy them are actually paying someone for their often ill informed or subversive opinions.
I read mainstream news. But, the editorials I skim.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on April 02, 2019, 11:56:46 PM
Post by: Gaon on April 02, 2019, 11:56:46 PM
The NYT really hates Nethanyahu.Quote from: "Herman"https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/author-of-new-york-times-anti-israel-piece-works-for-group-funded-by-qatar/?utm_medium=email
AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES ANTI-ISRAEL PIECE WORKS FOR GROUP FUNDED BY QATAR
The author of a New York Times magazine cover story that blasted Israel works for a group that is funded by Qatar, the home base of the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader and anti-Semite Yusuf al Qaradawi.
The revelation exposes a glaring bias in this journalist's writings.
In his Sunday piece titled, "How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics," Nathan Thrall pens a scathing indictment of the Democratic Party's supposed support for Israel, leading with his criticism of Hillary Clinton's choice of a Jew, Robert Wexler, as her foreign policy expert, versus Bernie Sanders' choice, James Zogby, an Arab-American.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, which first broke news of Thrall's ties to Qatar, the author has a long history of writing anti-Israel pieces. The Beacon's Adam Kredo wrote that Thrall, "who the Times presents as a disinterested expert, serves as director of the Arab-Israeli Project at the International Crisis Group, or ICG, a left-leaning advocacy organization that has received around $4 million from the Qatari government in the just the last year. Qatar's donations represent around 23 percent of ICG's total budget." ICG has reportedly also raised $1 million in the past few years from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation, which openly and enthusiastically funds the BDS movement in the United States.
The New York Times and Washington Post are anti-populist propaganda.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Bricktop on April 03, 2019, 02:47:14 AM
Post by: Bricktop on April 03, 2019, 02:47:14 AM
The days of a neutral press and balanced journalism are looooooong gone.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 03, 2019, 04:19:44 AM
Post by: Anonymous on April 03, 2019, 04:19:44 AM
All newspapers and media outlets are grinding their own axes.Quote from: "Bricktop"
The days of a neutral press and balanced journalism are looooooong gone.
Here in Canada too, they support their side instead of neutrality.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 07, 2019, 01:47:43 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 07, 2019, 01:47:43 PM
Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he'd extend sovereignty to areas of the West Bank in a Saturday night TV interview.
"We're on the way, we're in deliberations," Netanyahu said, in response to a question about why he hadn't taken advantage of his previous terms to make such a move. "i am going to apply sovereignty, but i don't distinguish between settlement blocs and isolated settlement points."
Netanyahu also brought up u.s. president donald Trump's decision last month to recognize israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, territory captured in what he described as a defensive war.
Speculation swirled that move could be used to justify the more provocative step of annexing parts of the West Bank.
The remarks come just days before national elections on April 9.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Bricktop on April 07, 2019, 06:17:02 PM
Post by: Bricktop on April 07, 2019, 06:17:02 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 08, 2019, 11:30:14 AM
Post by: Anonymous on April 08, 2019, 11:30:14 AM
It would appear Israel has concluded that there will be no resolution or compromise with the Arabs, so it may as well do as it please.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Israel or Benjamin Netanyahu?
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 08, 2019, 12:22:56 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 08, 2019, 12:22:56 PM
JERUSALEM — israel's election campaign has been a three-month roller coaster of mudslinging, scandals and more scandals. But when voters head to the polls on Tuesday, one name will be predominantly on their minds: Benjamin netanyahu.
at its core, the vote boils down to a referendum on netanyahu, the man who has dominated israeli politics for the better part of three decades. a victory will propel him into the record books later this year as the longest-serving israeli prime minister, surpassing founding father david Bengurion.
a loss would likely end his career just as he is enjoying the limelight at the vanguard of a rising global movement of tough-talking, nationalist world leaders led by his close friend, president donald Trump.
"israel's standing internationally has never been as solid as it is right now. international leaders are lining up to visit israel and meet with the prime minister," said yechiel leiter, a former netanyahu chief of staff who is now a senior fellow at the Kohelet policy Forum, a conservative Jerusalem think-tank . "Everyone knows Bibi wherever you go."
netanyahu's impassioned supporters revere him as larger-than-life "King Bibi," friend of powerful world leaders and guarantor of israel's security in a tough neighbourhood. His opponents revile him as a corrupt hedonist who has divided the country by inciting against arabs and whose policies toward the palestinians are leading israel off a cliff.
in the final days of the campaign, the race appears too close to call as netanyahu faces a strong challenge from Benny Gantz, a popular former army chief. polls show netanyahu's likud party and Gantz's new Blue and White party neck and neck. The surveys give likud a slight advantage in being able to put together a governing coalition with smaller, likeminded parties.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 08, 2019, 02:19:05 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 08, 2019, 02:19:05 PM
This should be interesting.Quote from: "seoulbro"Israeli election all about Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — israel's election campaign has been a three-month roller coaster of mudslinging, scandals and more scandals. But when voters head to the polls on Tuesday, one name will be predominantly on their minds: Benjamin netanyahu.
at its core, the vote boils down to a referendum on netanyahu, the man who has dominated israeli politics for the better part of three decades. a victory will propel him into the record books later this year as the longest-serving israeli prime minister, surpassing founding father david Bengurion.
a loss would likely end his career just as he is enjoying the limelight at the vanguard of a rising global movement of tough-talking, nationalist world leaders led by his close friend, president donald Trump.
"israel's standing internationally has never been as solid as it is right now. international leaders are lining up to visit israel and meet with the prime minister," said yechiel leiter, a former netanyahu chief of staff who is now a senior fellow at the Kohelet policy Forum, a conservative Jerusalem think-tank . "Everyone knows Bibi wherever you go."
netanyahu's impassioned supporters revere him as larger-than-life "King Bibi," friend of powerful world leaders and guarantor of israel's security in a tough neighbourhood. His opponents revile him as a corrupt hedonist who has divided the country by inciting against arabs and whose policies toward the palestinians are leading israel off a cliff.
in the final days of the campaign, the race appears too close to call as netanyahu faces a strong challenge from Benny Gantz, a popular former army chief. polls show netanyahu's likud party and Gantz's new Blue and White party neck and neck. The surveys give likud a slight advantage in being able to put together a governing coalition with smaller, likeminded parties.
Go Likud.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on April 09, 2019, 06:53:56 PM
Post by: Gaon on April 09, 2019, 06:53:56 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 09, 2019, 07:26:01 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 09, 2019, 07:26:01 PM
Israel election results too close to callQuote from: "Gaon"https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-election-results-2019-dle-intl/index.html
My understanding is that since it will be a coalition government, it could take days for a government to form.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Bricktop on April 09, 2019, 07:45:56 PM
Post by: Bricktop on April 09, 2019, 07:45:56 PM
I believe no party has ever won a majority to govern in its own right. Israel has always had a coalition government.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: cc on April 09, 2019, 10:35:56 PM
Post by: cc on April 09, 2019, 10:35:56 PM
29.2% each for both Likud and Blue and White
93 % in
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: cc on April 09, 2019, 10:39:54 PM
Post by: cc on April 09, 2019, 10:39:54 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 09, 2019, 11:24:14 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 09, 2019, 11:24:14 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 09, 2019, 11:59:40 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 09, 2019, 11:59:40 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: cc on April 10, 2019, 02:27:54 AM
Post by: cc on April 10, 2019, 02:27:54 AM
Netanyahu appears on track for victory despite tied result
Major parties neck and neck but incumbent has path to form majority government with right-wing allies
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 10, 2019, 08:53:53 AM
Post by: Anonymous on April 10, 2019, 08:53:53 AM
ExactlyQuote from: "cc"
Netanyahu appears on track for victory despite tied result
Major parties neck and neck but incumbent has path to form majority government with right-wing allieshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/10/israel-election-netanyahu-appears-on-track-for-victory-despite-tied-result
Israelis know what they are getting.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Wazzzup on April 10, 2019, 10:07:00 AM
Post by: Wazzzup on April 10, 2019, 10:07:00 AM
Israel's Netanyahu wins re-election with parliamentary majority: tally
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 10, 2019, 10:43:02 AM
Post by: Anonymous on April 10, 2019, 10:43:02 AM
Its official Netanyahu winsQuote from: "Wazzzup"
Israel's Netanyahu wins re-election with parliamentary majority: tallyhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-election/israels-netanyahu-secures-election-victory-israeli-tv-channels-idUSKCN1RL00K
Despite what the left thinks of him,Netanyahu represents stability. The markets love that.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 10, 2019, 01:59:47 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 10, 2019, 01:59:47 PM
Its official Netanyahu winsQuote from: "Wazzzup"
Israel's Netanyahu wins re-election with parliamentary majority: tallyhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-election/israels-netanyahu-secures-election-victory-israeli-tv-channels-idUSKCN1RL00K
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on April 11, 2019, 02:52:27 PM
Post by: Gaon on April 11, 2019, 02:52:27 PM
That will give it a majority, probably with 64 seats in the 120-member Knesset (parliament), the same number it holds now. With several parties perched close to the 3.25% threshold to enter the Knesset, the results are still fluid. (Two have demanded a recount.) But Mr Gantz does not appear to have a viable coalition, nor a way to stop Mr Netanyahu from forming one.
fter months of heated campaigning, Israeli voters decided to change very little. With most of the votes counted the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has won a fifth term in office in an election on April 9th. His Likud party tied with Blue and White, a centre-left party led by Benny Gantz, a former army chief. Both had about 27% of the vote. But the right-wing and religious bloc, of which Likud is a part, won a combined 53%.
That will give it a majority, probably with 64 seats in the 120-member Knesset (parliament), the same number it holds now. With several parties perched close to the 3.25% threshold to enter the Knesset, the results are still fluid. (Two have demanded a recount.) But Mr Gantz does not appear to have a viable coalition, nor a way to stop Mr Netanyahu from forming one.
Turnout was 68%, about four points lower than in 2015. Parties that cater to Arab citizens received just 328,000 votes, a 26% drop.
In another sign of Likud's rough nationalist tilt, one of the new Knesset members celebrating her election was May Golan, an activist who led the campaign to deport African refugees from Israel. In the past Ms Golan failed to enter the Knesset as a candidate of the racist Jewish Power party. Now she will sit with the ruling party.
Congratulations Bibi.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: cc on April 11, 2019, 03:41:37 PM
Post by: cc on April 11, 2019, 03:41:37 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 11, 2019, 05:38:58 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 11, 2019, 05:38:58 PM
After months of heated campaigning, Israeli voters decided to change very little. With most of the votes counted the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has won a fifth term in office in an election on April 9th. His Likud party tied with Blue and White, a centre-left party led by Benny Gantz, a former army chief. Both had about 27% of the vote. But the right-wing and religious bloc, of which Likud is a part, won a combined 53%.Quote from: "Gaon"
That will give it a majority, probably with 64 seats in the 120-member Knesset (parliament), the same number it holds now. With several parties perched close to the 3.25% threshold to enter the Knesset, the results are still fluid. (Two have demanded a recount.) But Mr Gantz does not appear to have a viable coalition, nor a way to stop Mr Netanyahu from forming one.
fter months of heated campaigning, Israeli voters decided to change very little. With most of the votes counted the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has won a fifth term in office in an election on April 9th. His Likud party tied with Blue and White, a centre-left party led by Benny Gantz, a former army chief. Both had about 27% of the vote. But the right-wing and religious bloc, of which Likud is a part, won a combined 53%.
That will give it a majority, probably with 64 seats in the 120-member Knesset (parliament), the same number it holds now. With several parties perched close to the 3.25% threshold to enter the Knesset, the results are still fluid. (Two have demanded a recount.) But Mr Gantz does not appear to have a viable coalition, nor a way to stop Mr Netanyahu from forming one.
Turnout was 68%, about four points lower than in 2015. Parties that cater to Arab citizens received just 328,000 votes, a 26% drop.
In another sign of Likud's rough nationalist tilt, one of the new Knesset members celebrating her election was May Golan, an activist who led the campaign to deport African refugees from Israel. In the past Ms Golan failed to enter the Knesset as a candidate of the racist Jewish Power party. Now she will sit with the ruling party.https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/04/11/binyamin-netanyahu-has-won-a-fifth-term?cid1=cust/dailypicks/n/bl/n/20190410n/owned/n/n/dailypicks/n/n/NA/226092/n
Congratulations Bibi.
Netanyahu appeals to the right to scare them about the left. In our province, the NDP government can't defend their horrendous record and is demonizing the opposition as intolerant bigots(even thought the UCP is more diverse than the dippers) and it's working.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on April 12, 2019, 11:34:47 PM
Post by: Gaon on April 12, 2019, 11:34:47 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 13, 2019, 10:27:26 AM
Post by: Anonymous on April 13, 2019, 10:27:26 AM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: cc on April 13, 2019, 02:20:54 PM
Post by: cc on April 13, 2019, 02:20:54 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on April 13, 2019, 06:39:23 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 13, 2019, 06:39:23 PM
Significant and even surprising is that left got a mere 5% of the total voteQuote from: "cc"
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on April 15, 2019, 07:07:28 PM
Post by: Gaon on April 15, 2019, 07:07:28 PM
Past coalition negotiations have dragged on. Smaller parties will demand cabinet seats, and will have their own financial and legislative demands to fulfil campaign promises made to their own voters. Netanyahu will have to balance these against his own party's priorities.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on April 22, 2019, 10:17:21 PM
Post by: Gaon on April 22, 2019, 10:17:21 PM
The sides failed to come to any agreement and said they would meet again at a later date.
The most thorny issue is expected to be legislation regulating — and limiting — exemptions to military conscription for ultra-Orthodox students, which the secularist Liberman is insisting should be passed without amendment, while ultra-Orthodox parties have said they will not join the coalition if it is advanced without changes. Both Yisrael Beytenu and the ultra-Orthodox are essential for Netanyahu if he is to assemble a governing coalition with a majority of at least 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset.
Liberman has backed Netanyahu as the next premier, cementing the right-wing coalition at 65 seats. But his party holds five of those seats, just enough to bring Netanyahu to the brink of collapse if he leaves the coalition — as he did in November in a spat over what he said were disagreements with the prime minister's Gaza policy, shrinking Netanyahu's coalition at the time to just 61 seats.
Liberman on Saturday reiterated that his party would not join a coalition led by Netanyahu unless his demands are met on security, immigration, and religion and state issues, in a government likely to be dominated by the religious right.
Liberman, whose base of supporters is largely made up of secular immigrants from the former Soviet Union, campaigned on opposing "religious coercion," and supports public transportation and allowing mini-markets to remain open on Shabbat, in addition to ending the Chief Rabbinate's control over marriage and divorce, and passing the enlistment bill.
The right wing coalition could be in a little trouble. My party, Yisrael Beieinu, has demands that are unacceptable to the religious parties.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on April 25, 2019, 09:54:31 PM
Post by: Gaon on April 25, 2019, 09:54:31 PM
Survey conducted by pluralism advocacy NGO indicates majority of Jewish public wants government that will change status quo on issues of religion and state
Over two-thirds of Israeli Jews want the ongoing coalition talks to end with a unity government that excludes the ultra-Orthodox parties and advances religious pluralism, according to a public opinion poll published Tuesday.
Sixty-six percent of the Jewish public prefers a government that includes the two largest parties — Likud and Blue and White (which both won 35 seats in April 9's elections) — and that leaves out the ultra-Orthodox Shas and United Torah Judaism parties, a poll conducted by the Hiddush organization for religious pluralism found, as opposed to 34% of Jewish Israelis who support a more narrow coalition, including the ultra-Orthodox parties and maintaining the status quo on issues of religion and state. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to form a 65-strong coalition including the two ultra-Orthodox parties; Blue and White is set to lead the opposition.
The numbers favoring a unity government were highest among Blue and White voters — at an overwhelming 98%. Eighty-four percent of Yisrael Beytenu voters also expressed support for a government devoid of ultra-Orthodox parties — indicative of chairman Avigdor Liberman's ardent support for secular policies such as civil marriage and public transportation on Shabbat. Some 55% of Likud voters also support such a unity government, according to the poll.
I could get behind this if the Blue and White would put aside some of their more leftist ideas on immigration and expanding the civil service.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2019, 02:11:14 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2019, 02:11:14 PM
JERUSALEM — Two weeks after fighting and failing to win an election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced trouble on a second front on Wednesday at legal hearings to decide whether he must face trial for corruption.
Attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit has already said he intends to file criminal charges against Netanyahu in high-profile cases that have dominated Israeli headlines for years.
But at a series of pre-trial hearings Netanyahu's lawyers are arguing that prosecutors should not press charges in three graft cases.
Israel's longest-serving leader denies any wrongdoing.
But he has fought two inconclusive parliamentary elections this year under the shadow of allegations that opponents seized upon, waving "Crime Minister" banners at political rallies.
His chief opponent, former general Benny Gantz, said he would not serve in a cabinet led by a prime minister who faces indictment.
Netanyahu says he is the victim of a politically orchestrated "witch-hunt" by the media and the left to oust him from office.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on October 04, 2019, 12:57:58 AM
Post by: Gaon on October 04, 2019, 12:57:58 AM
These hearings are Netanyahu's last opportunity to head off a final indictment decision which could heavily impact his political fortunes and the ongoing attempts to form a new coalition.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on October 05, 2019, 08:13:18 AM
Post by: Anonymous on October 05, 2019, 08:13:18 AM
NETANYAHU'S LAWYER: THERE IS A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR DROPPING THE CHARGES These hearings are Netanyahu's last opportunity to head off a final indictment decision which could heavily impact his political fortunes and the ongoing attempts to form a new coalition.Quote from: "Gaon"https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahu-pre-indictment-hearing-with-Mandelblit-set-for-tomorrow-603384
His potential legal troubles aside, I haven't heard anything about Bibi getting any closer to forming a coalition government.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Moonpie on October 05, 2019, 08:25:03 AM
Post by: Moonpie on October 05, 2019, 08:25:03 AM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on October 05, 2019, 08:32:58 AM
Post by: Anonymous on October 05, 2019, 08:32:58 AM
I will say this. My family has a house in the old city Jerusalem and just recently, my cousin moved in with his family. If not it would of been taken away. Do you approve of this Gaon?Quote from: "ArabPrinCess"
Do you know under Palestinian Authority law it's a crime to sell land to Jews.
Jews moved into a house in the center of the Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday. The building, known as the al-Alami family house, was at the center of an affair in which the Palestinian Authority convicted an East Jerusalem resident, Issam Aqel, of selling land to Jews. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. Aqel, who is also an American citizen, was released shortly after, following American pressure.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Moonpie on October 05, 2019, 09:33:45 AM
Post by: Moonpie on October 05, 2019, 09:33:45 AM
I will say this. My family has a house in the old city Jerusalem and just recently, my cousin moved in with his family. If not it would of been taken away. Do you approve of this Gaon?Quote from: "ArabPrinCess"
Do you know under Palestinian Authority law it's a crime to sell land to Jews.https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-jews-move-into-controversial-muslim-quarter-house-in-jerusalem-s-old-city-1.6999657
Jews moved into a house in the center of the Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday. The building, known as the al-Alami family house, was at the center of an affair in which the Palestinian Authority convicted an East Jerusalem resident, Issam Aqel, of selling land to Jews. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. Aqel, who is also an American citizen, was released shortly after, following American pressure.
Yes of course? I'm speaking about Jerusalem. What we owned there is no longer ours. We can live there if occupied, if not it's taken.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on October 05, 2019, 02:43:18 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 05, 2019, 02:43:18 PM
I will say this. My family has a house in the old city Jerusalem and just recently, my cousin moved in with his family. If not it would of been taken away. Do you approve of this Gaon?Quote from: "ArabPrinCess"
Do you know under Palestinian Authority law it's a crime to sell land to Jews.https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-jews-move-into-controversial-muslim-quarter-house-in-jerusalem-s-old-city-1.6999657
Jews moved into a house in the center of the Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday. The building, known as the al-Alami family house, was at the center of an affair in which the Palestinian Authority convicted an East Jerusalem resident, Issam Aqel, of selling land to Jews. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. Aqel, who is also an American citizen, was released shortly after, following American pressure.
There are human rights violations on both sides..
Unless there is something I'm missing.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Moonpie on October 06, 2019, 08:47:30 AM
Post by: Moonpie on October 06, 2019, 08:47:30 AM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on October 06, 2019, 08:49:55 AM
Post by: Anonymous on October 06, 2019, 08:49:55 AM
You know it's a awful situation because of Islam in general. I don't blame anyone but that freggin religion to be honest. I love my Jewish friends. It's just sad all around. My family will be safe because they have God the KING of Israel taking care of them not Allah. Now I speak Arabic but my Allah is a Christian one.Quote from: "ArabPrinCess"
Christian Arabs are the most persecuted minority I have ever seen. And I have worked on every continent except Antarctica.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on October 11, 2019, 12:10:02 AM
Post by: Gaon on October 11, 2019, 12:10:02 AM
Amid deadlock after last month's elections, Likud rejects Yisrael Beytenu leader's proposal as nothing new; Blue and White is lukewarm
Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman late Wednesday presented his blueprint for a unity government together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and Benny Gantz's Blue and White amid an ongoing deadlock in talks following last month's inconclusive elections.
At its core, Liberman's plan calls for Netanyahu to give up on his bloc of right-wing and ultra-Orthodox parties and join a Likud / Blue and White / Yisrael Beytenu coalition, and for Gantz to allow Netanyahu to serve for the first two years of a four-year coalition as prime minister. Netanyahu would then hand over to Gantz, with Gantz taking over earlier if Netanyahu is indicted for corruption.
Once again it all comes down to Avigdor Liberman.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on October 15, 2019, 08:44:00 PM
Post by: Gaon on October 15, 2019, 08:44:00 PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is waiting for an announcement by Israel Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman that he would refuse to join a coalition with a left-wing government that relies on non-Zionist predominantly Arab parties, a representative of Netanyahu's Likud party told Kan public radio on Tuesday.
According to the Likud representative, the incumbent premier wants such an announcement before he would be willing to return the mandate that he was granted on September 25 by President Reuven Rivlin to put together a new parliamentary majority on the heels of the September 17 Knesset election.
Liberman, with his eight seats, holds the power to either give Netanyahu a majority or alternately help Gantz improve his chances of forming a government.
Under Israeli law, Netanyahu has until October 28 to form a coalition with other factions. The Likud has 32 seats in the 120-member parliament voted in by the Israeli public last month.
It's crunch time now.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on October 22, 2019, 01:17:53 PM
Post by: Gaon on October 22, 2019, 01:17:53 PM
JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu gave up his effort to form a new government on Monday after failing to secure a majority coalition, creating an opportunity for centrist rival Benny Gantz to replace Israel's longest serving prime minister.
Netanyahu, who heads the right-wing Likud party, said he had been unable to form a government following an election in September, and was returning the mandate back to Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin. Rivlin said he intends to task Gantz with the job of putting together a new government.
Gantz also has no clear path to a majority, and should he come up short, it would almost certainly lead to another general election, the third since April. He will have 28 days to entice potential allies.
Gantz's Blue and White party said in a statement it was "determined to form a liberal unity government."
Is this the end of the Bibi era that saw Israel emerge as a tech superpower or will Israelis head to the polls again. The ball is in Yisrael Beiteinu's court once again.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on October 24, 2019, 12:11:04 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 24, 2019, 12:11:04 PM
JERUSALEM — Former military chief Benny Gantz received an official mandate Wednesday to try to form Israel's next government, but with no easy path to ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long hold on power.
After inconclusive elections in April and September, Gantz's nomination marked the first time since 2008 that someone other than Netanyahu, 70, has been asked by Israel's president to build a ruling coalition.
Head of the centrist Blue and White party, Gantz will have 28 days to complete the task assigned by President Reuven Rivlin.
Failure could lead to a new election, the third within a year.
"Everyone expects us to bring the political chaos to an absolute end," Gantz said, accepting the nomination.
Rivlin gave Netanyahu the chance to form a government first.
The PM, who leads the right-wing Likud party, said he was abandoning the effort, opening the way for Gantz, his strongest rival.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on October 25, 2019, 09:48:50 PM
Post by: Gaon on October 25, 2019, 09:48:50 PM
Blue and White leader promises to form 'liberal unity government' and reach out to all parties; he has 28 days to muster a majority where Netanyahu failed
Accepting the presidential mandate from Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Gantz promised to build a government of national reconciliation, and said he would invite Netanyahu and his Likud to be part of it. He also reached out to Israel's ultra-Orthodox community. "An entire nation is waiting to sigh with relief" that the political deadlock is over, he said.
The Blue and White leader pledged he would form a "liberal unity government" and invite all political parties for talks on its goals. His coalition would be open to all except racists and advocates of violence, he said.
President Rivlin will likely have to offer a third candidate a chance to form a coalition government. I do not see how Gantz can do it.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on October 27, 2019, 06:11:54 PM
Post by: Gaon on October 27, 2019, 06:11:54 PM
Mai Golan, a former Knesset member in the last parliament, caused a social media storm when she posted a video saying that young people will abandon Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't continue to lead it.
The video was shot on a cellphone during the prime minister's 70th birthday. Golan stands beside Netanyahu, who sits at his desk with a plastic plate and some food, and tells him that the young people she represents tell her they will leave Israel if Netanyahu doesn't stand at the head of the government.
Netanyahu has made Israel more prosperous and safer. Nobody wants Gantz to change what is working.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on October 27, 2019, 06:34:34 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 27, 2019, 06:34:34 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on November 08, 2019, 09:54:26 PM
Post by: Gaon on November 08, 2019, 09:54:26 PM
Netanyahu surprisingly brings back into the fold two former ministers he had sacked as his concerns grow that they will unite with rival Benny Gantz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party announced Friday afternoon that it is going to merge with Hayamin Hehadash, which is headed by Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked, once an aide who has been estranged from the premier.
Netanyahu is expected to tap Bennett, a former education minister he previously fired from his post, to be Israel's next defense minister.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on November 11, 2019, 10:19:55 PM
Post by: Gaon on November 11, 2019, 10:19:55 PM
Ultimatums. Recriminations. Bad blood. These characterize the efforts of Israel's two biggest parties to form a unity government, a likelihood that appears less likely as time goes on. In only nine days, next Wednesday, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz must return the mandate he was given to form a government.
Frustrated with the slow pace of talks, Israel Beiteinu leader Avigdor Liberman warned both Blue and White and Likud that if they don't come to an agreement, he will punish the guilty party by joining with the other side.
Both Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to meet with Liberman to discuss next steps but neither committed to making the compromises Liberman demanded. Netanyahu also expressed suspicion of Liberman, saying he secretly wants a government based on the Arab vote, yet another example of the distrust that pervades the negotiations.
There are still several options that could come to fruition before time runs out.
Unity government
This is the outcome desired by the majority of Israelis. The sticking points preventing a unity government boil down to two issues: 1) The Likud's insistence that Netanyahu serve as prime minister first in a rotational government, and; 2) Blue and White's insistence that the Likud negotiate only as the representative of itself and not of a larger, right-wing bloc that includes a number of other parties.
However, neither side is willing to compromise on these points. Israel Hayom reports on Monday that one of the reasons that Blue and White's leaders don't want to accede to Netanyahu's demand that he serve first in a shared-leadership government is that they fear he won't live up to his end of the bargain after his term – likely two years – ends.
Minority government
A "minority government" refers to a coalition that doesn't have a technical majority but is able to govern through tacit approval from Knesset members outside of it. In this case, the Blue and White party would take the reins with the help of Arab parties. Such a government would count 44 Knesset members, and not the minimum majority of 61. It would include Blue and White, Labor and the Democratic Union party.
Supporting it from outside would be the Joint List, a faction of Arab parties. Yet a government resting on anti-Zionist Arab Knesset members makes Israeli voters uneasy. However, this may be changing as an Army Radio poll on Monday showed a majority (52%) of Blue and White voters in favor of forming a coalition with the Joint List party.
Another issue making such a government unlikely is that it would need the quiet support of Avigdor Liberman's Israel Beiteinu party. Liberman has called the Joint List a "fifth column" and said it belongs in Ramallah (the seat of the Palestinian Authority) and not in Israel's Knesset.
Narrow right-wing government
Ynet reports that the possibility of a right-wing government with a narrow majority rests with Liberman. On a Saturday evening news show, he delivered an ultimatum to the two sides, more or less promising to join whichever side was least responsible for failure in the negotiations to form a unity government.
If he determined that Likud was not the guilty party, he could conceivably join. His party's eight seats would be enough to give Netanyahu a majority of 63 Knesset seats.
However, to do so Liberman would need to break his central campaign promise not to join a government containing haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, elements. A major part of Netanyahu's coalition are two haredi parties: Shas and United Torah Judaism.
Third elections
This is increasingly looking to be the most likely scenario. With time running out for Gantz to cobble together a coalition, there remains a 21-day option where another candidate can present a government. But such a possibility is not one Israeli pundits are treating seriously.
The clock is ticking on Gantz.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 11, 2019, 11:26:32 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 11, 2019, 11:26:32 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2019, 09:45:07 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2019, 09:45:07 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2019, 10:00:22 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2019, 10:00:22 PM
A big change in US policy.Quote from: "Herman"(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://scontent.fyyc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74939096_3143260035746944_7552675684796071936_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=AQkESPuJJo0dkkajI9TqPPUO9xjoewXnUggGWf3jZrHuNCZSd0PvG04g24-V2yVfz8s&_nc_ht=scontent.fyyc2-1.fna&oh=ec52b5594fcb116213709320dc43b8a1&oe=5E89DB40%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://scontent.fyyc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/%20...%20e=5E89DB40%22%3Ehttps://scontent.fyyc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74939096_3143260035746944_7552675684796071936_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=AQkESPuJJo0dkkajI9TqPPUO9xjoewXnUggGWf3jZrHuNCZSd0PvG04g24-V2yVfz8s&_nc_ht=scontent.fyyc2-1.fna&oh=ec52b5594fcb116213709320dc43b8a1&oe=5E89DB40%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
This will infuriate the left.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 19, 2019, 06:17:05 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 19, 2019, 06:17:05 AM
A big change in US policy.Quote from: "Herman"(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://scontent.fyyc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74939096_3143260035746944_7552675684796071936_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=AQkESPuJJo0dkkajI9TqPPUO9xjoewXnUggGWf3jZrHuNCZSd0PvG04g24-V2yVfz8s&_nc_ht=scontent.fyyc2-1.fna&oh=ec52b5594fcb116213709320dc43b8a1&oe=5E89DB40%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://scontent.fyyc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/%20...%20e=5E89DB40%22%3Ehttps://scontent.fyyc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74939096_3143260035746944_7552675684796071936_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=AQkESPuJJo0dkkajI9TqPPUO9xjoewXnUggGWf3jZrHuNCZSd0PvG04g24-V2yVfz8s&_nc_ht=scontent.fyyc2-1.fna&oh=ec52b5594fcb116213709320dc43b8a1&oe=5E89DB40%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
I saw that on the news..
That's a big change.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 19, 2019, 01:47:08 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 19, 2019, 01:47:08 PM
A big change in US policy.Quote from: "Herman"(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://scontent.fyyc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74939096_3143260035746944_7552675684796071936_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=AQkESPuJJo0dkkajI9TqPPUO9xjoewXnUggGWf3jZrHuNCZSd0PvG04g24-V2yVfz8s&_nc_ht=scontent.fyyc2-1.fna&oh=ec52b5594fcb116213709320dc43b8a1&oe=5E89DB40%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://scontent.fyyc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/%20...%20e=5E89DB40%22%3Ehttps://scontent.fyyc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74939096_3143260035746944_7552675684796071936_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=AQkESPuJJo0dkkajI9TqPPUO9xjoewXnUggGWf3jZrHuNCZSd0PvG04g24-V2yVfz8s&_nc_ht=scontent.fyyc2-1.fna&oh=ec52b5594fcb116213709320dc43b8a1&oe=5E89DB40%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
I saw that on the news..
That's a big change.
Awesome, aint it.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 21, 2019, 09:34:14 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 21, 2019, 09:34:14 PM
What a stunned cunt.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 21, 2019, 10:27:04 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 21, 2019, 10:27:04 PM
Elizabeth Warren on Bibi's Indictment: "Like his pal Donald Trump, he'll stop at nothing to enrich himself and stay in power"Quote from: "Herman"
What a stunned cunt.
You mean Elizabeth Warren is stunned?
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 21, 2019, 10:36:28 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 21, 2019, 10:36:28 PM
Elizabeth Warren on Bibi's Indictment: "Like his pal Donald Trump, he'll stop at nothing to enrich himself and stay in power"Quote from: "Herman"
What a stunned cunt.
You mean Elizabeth Warren is stunned?
Pocahontas of course.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on November 23, 2019, 06:50:50 PM
Post by: Gaon on November 23, 2019, 06:50:50 PM
As corruption charges weigh heavily on Likud, Gideon Saar claims to have the necessary support to replace Netanyahu.
By World Israel News Staff and AP
On Saturday evening, senior Likud member Gideon Sa'ar slammed Benjamin Netanyahu for calling his prosecution an attempted "coup," demanding a party leadership contest within two weeks.
Sa'ar also claimed he could "easily form a government," Times of Israel reported.
Netanyahu's primary Likud rival also maintained that the prime minister's response to the criminal charges he faces had further plunged the country into "chaos."
After Netanyahu's indictment was announced on Thursday, Saar immediately said a party primary should be held ahead of any future elections and that he would compete.
"We know there are members of the Knesset who say that Netanyahu has become a liability and perhaps he should resign, but they are still afraid to come against him in the open," said Eytan Gilboa, a political science professor at Israel's Bar Ilan University.
"The only one who could do it is Gideon Saar," he added.
It didn't take long for opportunists within the Likud Party to show themselves.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on November 23, 2019, 06:58:03 PM
Post by: Gaon on November 23, 2019, 06:58:03 PM
As the nation braces for a bitter fight following Netanyahu's indictment, Israelis took to the streets to voice their opinions.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's indictment has sharpened the battle lines in Israel's already deadlocked political system and could test the loyalty of his right-wing allies, Israeli commentators said Friday.
Meanwhile, Israelis from different ends of the political spectrum took to the streets on Saturday evening to register either support for or outrage over Netanyahu.
Demonstrations and protests took place in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa, according to Times of Israel, just two days after the attorney general's decision was announced regarding Netanyahu's indictment in three corruption cases.
According to the Times, activists gathered in Tel Aviv at Habima Square, demanding Netanyahu step down. Simultaneously, supporters of the prime minister demonstrated in the Haifa suburb of Kiryat Bialik, calling for "justice" for the Israeli prime minister.
It's hard for right wingers to imagine anyone else other than Bibi leading Likud. Left wingers see hope for a leftist revival with him out of the picture.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 23, 2019, 07:06:20 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 23, 2019, 07:06:20 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on November 23, 2019, 07:14:30 PM
Post by: Gaon on November 23, 2019, 07:14:30 PM
I read that pm Netanyahu refuses to step down.Quote from: "Fashionista"
So far, yes. But, according to Israeli law, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have to concede all his ministerial positions outside of the premiership.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on November 24, 2019, 06:12:09 PM
Post by: Gaon on November 24, 2019, 06:12:09 PM
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on November 25, 2019, 03:49:26 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 25, 2019, 03:49:26 AM
The law states that before the attorney general indicts a Member of Knesset such as Netanyahu, they must first submit a recommendation to the Knesset committee. The only problem is that during a transition government (as there is now), there is no Knesset committee which means that no indictment can be handed down.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on December 17, 2019, 10:09:59 PM
Post by: Gaon on December 17, 2019, 10:09:59 PM
Noting that the incumbent prime minister had failed twice over the past several months in forming a new government following Knesset elections in April and September, Sa'ar told the election rally that "a vote for Netanyahu is a vote for the next opposition leader."
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on December 17, 2019, 11:29:19 PM
Post by: Anonymous on December 17, 2019, 11:29:19 PM
Likud MK Gideon Sa'ar, a former cabinet minister, launched his challenge against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leader and potential prime minister on Monday with both a political and personal attack at a gathering of supporters.Quote from: "Gaon"
Noting that the incumbent prime minister had failed twice over the past several months in forming a new government following Knesset elections in April and September, Sa'ar told the election rally that "a vote for Netanyahu is a vote for the next opposition leader."https://worldisraelnews.com/saar-launches-challenge-accusing-netanyahu-of-paying-his-loyalty-back-with-pain/ (//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/saar-e1576591258609-750x400.jpg%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/%20...%2050x400.jpg%22%3Ehttps://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/saar-e1576591258609-750x400.jpg%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
I never heard of the brother.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on December 17, 2019, 11:34:25 PM
Post by: Gaon on December 17, 2019, 11:34:25 PM
Likud MK Gideon Sa'ar, a former cabinet minister, launched his challenge against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leader and potential prime minister on Monday with both a political and personal attack at a gathering of supporters.Quote from: "Gaon"
Noting that the incumbent prime minister had failed twice over the past several months in forming a new government following Knesset elections in April and September, Sa'ar told the election rally that "a vote for Netanyahu is a vote for the next opposition leader."https://worldisraelnews.com/saar-launches-challenge-accusing-netanyahu-of-paying-his-loyalty-back-with-pain/ (//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/saar-e1576591258609-750x400.jpg%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/%20...%2050x400.jpg%22%3Ehttps://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/saar-e1576591258609-750x400.jpg%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
I never heard of the brother.
He was a former Education and Interior Minister. He is a heavyweight in Likud.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: cc on December 26, 2019, 09:00:03 PM
Post by: cc on December 26, 2019, 09:00:03 PM
BREAKING NEWS!!
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed an overwhelming victory in a primary election for leadership of the ruling Likud party ahead of the general election next year.
Official results announced early Friday showed Netanyahu with 72 percent of the votes, compared to 28 percent for challenger Gideon Saar.
Separately - The Supreme Court will next week begin considering whether an indicted member of parliament can be tasked with forming a new government, a decision that could potentially disqualify Netanyahu from leading the next government.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on December 26, 2019, 09:05:50 PM
Post by: Anonymous on December 26, 2019, 09:05:50 PM
Maybe not so heavy when push came to shove .. at least not heavy enough to come close to NetanyahuQuote from: "cc"
BREAKING NEWS!!https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-netanyahu-wins-likud-party-primary
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed an overwhelming victory in a primary election for leadership of the ruling Likud party ahead of the general election next year.
Official results announced early Friday showed Netanyahu with 72 percent of the votes, compared to 28 percent for challenger Gideon Saar.[Hopefully this is a result of the country wanting to give him true power]
Separately - The Supreme Court will next week begin considering whether an indicted member of parliament can be tasked with forming a new government, a decision that could potentially disqualify Netanyahu from leading the next government.
What a mess.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Anonymous on December 27, 2019, 12:11:03 PM
Post by: Anonymous on December 27, 2019, 12:11:03 PM
Maybe not so heavy when push came to shove .. at least not heavy enough to come close to NetanyahuQuote from: "cc"
BREAKING NEWS!!https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-netanyahu-wins-likud-party-primary
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed an overwhelming victory in a primary election for leadership of the ruling Likud party ahead of the general election next year.
Official results announced early Friday showed Netanyahu with 72 percent of the votes, compared to 28 percent for challenger Gideon Saar.[Hopefully this is a result of the country wanting to give him true power]
Separately - The Supreme Court will next week begin considering whether an indicted member of parliament can be tasked with forming a new government, a decision that could potentially disqualify Netanyahu from leading the next government.
With Netanyahu indicted, I thought his own party would have given him the boot.
Title: Re: Binyamin Netanyahu: a parable of modern populism
Post by: Gaon on December 27, 2019, 11:24:21 PM
Post by: Gaon on December 27, 2019, 11:24:21 PM