…from the NY Times….
The morning after Donald J. Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election, Naftali Bennett, the energetic leader of a relatively small, Israeli pro-settlement party, exulted before an audience of foreign reporters in Jerusalem, “The era of a Palestinian state is over!”
Now, Mr. Bennett, 49, a former high-tech entrepreneur who insists that there must never be a full-fledged Palestinian state and that Israel should annex much of the occupied West Bank, is poised to become Israel’s next prime minister, replacing Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mr. Bennett, a former ally of Mr. Netanyahu often described as more right wing than the prime minister, is the independently wealthy son of American immigrants. He first entered the Israeli Parliament eight years ago and is relatively unknown and inexperienced on the international stage, leaving much of the world — not to mention many Israelis — wondering what kind of leader he might be.
Shifting between seemingly contradictory alliances, he has been called a right-wing extremist, a pragmatist and an opportunist.
But in a measure of his talents, he has now pulled off a feat that is extraordinary even by the perplexing standards of Israeli politics: He has maneuvered himself into the top office even though his party, Yamina, won just seven of the 120 seats in the Parliament.
A canny and ambitious beneficiary of Israel’s prolonged political morass, Mr. Bennett leveraged his modest but pivotal electoral weight after the inconclusive March election, Israel’s fourth in two years. He entered coalition talks as a kingmaker, and emerged as the one wearing the crown….
image….Credit…Dan Balilty for The New York Times
Breaking
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu HAS BEEN voted OUT OFF office……
LA Times
Breaking: Israeli lawmakers approve a new government, sweeping aside the country’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu
I don’t pay that much attention to Israeli politics but calling this coalition that ousted Netanyahu “ fragile” is quite an understatement.
Essentially what you have here is the equivalent of an American coalition of Louie Goemert, Matt Gaetz , Nancy Pelosi and Jim Clyburn.
How long do you think that would last?
Add the equivalent of Ilhan Omar to the coalition, which also depends on the twelve Knesset votes of an Islamic Arab list.
I think that’s Great DSD
Sorta a Manchin and Sinmea on steroids?
Ur guess Jack?
Remember.. …
Their common enemy is Bibi
NOT EACH OTHER..
Kinda like the Democrats and rhe Privressives last November, eh?
No it’s nothing like the Democrats and progressives.
The progressives are part of the Democratic Party, a very important part I might add . The fact that you don’t like that doesn’t matter. Just keeping it “real” as you would say.
This coalition in a Israel has nothing in common..It exists simply to get rid of Netanyahu.They accomplished that, at least for now.
Who is the “ enemy “ now? Likely each other.
The long term odds of this thing lasting are slim indeed.
Jack
You ARE officially on record as predicting a 6th Israeli election coming in the last year or so………
Meanwhile
Bibi could emulating his main man Donald serious legal problems….
He’s been under indictment for over a year for corruptiin🙄
And let me say……
I do NOT ‘hate’ progressives or lefties
I Repeat..
They are certainly free to state their ‘wants’
Biden HAS to hear them
And he HAS acted on sone….
But some of the goals are impractical politically
Now they know that
Bit some of those goals play into the hands of Republican who use those goals against Democrats in Congress
Heck?
Democrats NEED those Lefties votes come election day!
This country moves with small steps
Always has….
Trump’s lemmings are learning tgis
Some from jail cells …..other’s Are running scared from Reality
I never said anything about a year.
Why do you make stuff up?
You have said twice here the government is fragile….
To me?
That is will NOT last….
I DO say ‘year or so’…..
You think it will last longer?
Speak up please….
I don’t play your stupid games.
And so?
I will ignore the next time you pitch a question at me I don’t want to answer as we BOTH have done in the past….
I couldn’t care less.
Usually my questions are couched in sarcasm that you fail to understand.
And yea
The new guy worked for Bibi and is defined as a ‘Right Winger’…..