Israel/Palestine

jg10003

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4. Every democracy has periods when the right wing is dominant.

Sat May 21, 2016, 09:16 PM

May 2016

Pendulums swing left to right and back again. France, Germany, Sweden, and the U.S are all seeing right-wing politicians getting elected. Israel is no different. But remember, Netanyahu received only 23% in the last election and his coalition has a 1 seat majority. The majority of Israelis still support a two state solution. Israel is a nation of laws protected by an independent judiciary, just like the United States. Lieberman's hateful rhetoric has no more chance of being enacted than Trump's. So relax, Netanyahu is not prime minister for life. There will be elections and the pendulum will swing back.

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Israel is facing an existential crisis. And the threat is its own government, not outside forces [View all] cali May 2016 OP

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