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Mosby

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9. Israel does not have direct elections
Sat Feb 24, 2024, 02:29 PM
Feb 2024

They use a parliamentary system where voters vote for parties and the winning party then has to put together a coalition that represents at least 51% of the Knesset (Israeli congress). It's a poor system imo, that I have been quite critical of. Netanyahus party, Likud has never received much more than 33% of the vote, but they have been able to cobble together coalitions with the religious parties and the settler/nationalistic parties.

A lot of pundits believe he will be gone after the war, along with others in the IDF and security agencies, for their utter failure to provide Israel the security needed on Oct 7th. Right now its Benny Gantz (center left) not Bibi, who is running the war cabinet.

Secondly, Israel has not annexed the WB or Gaza.

Israel has faced almost 100 years of terrorism from the Arabs, is it any wonder that they feel the way they do with regards to security?


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