Israel is not a normal democracy
The Hebrew State faces these elections on Tuesday with a tie between two social and cultural blocs. In a "normal" democracy, Netanyahu would have already been ousted. But Israeli democracy is peculiar, argues former Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben Ami. His voters are not concerned about accountability, nor about the parties' policies. Everything revolves around …
Hungary's right-wing populist government, led by Viktor Orbán, was ousted in April's general election by a centre-right party. A similar change is hoped for in Israel's election on October 27, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's extremist government could be replaced by a decent and law-abiding administration. A radically new foreign policy is not expected.
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