Looks like you’re mostly correct, we’ll end up with a Religious Right/Secular Right
or Secular Right/Secular Center Right coalition that is either:
1. Going to pass a Universal Draft law and remove some subsidies to the Ultra-Orthodox
OR
2. Going to lower some subsidies to the Ultra-Orthodox and get pushed into a more conciliatory and expedited position in regards to a two state solution and removing a larger number of West Bank settlements.
This is a weak hand to play for foreign policy, only upside is Israel’s domestic economy is humming along with good growth, leaving slightly more wiggle room regarding the now immediate battle over social safety net subsidies battles.
External threats will see ‘Broad Coalition’ of the Religious Right/Secular Right/Secular Center Right with right around 80 votes in the Knesset, so looks like Israel is looking at 4 years of inward facing politicking.
...only upside is Israel’s domestic economy is humming along with good growth...
Don’t worry. Yesh Atid (Translation: There is a Future [to wreck]) will put paid to that.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
..................
Rather than focusing on the "61-59", multiple parties forced into a nonexistant two party mould, probably better to wait on the coalition Bibi puts together, which I predict won't be 61-59. Different system.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
..................
Rather than focusing on the "61-59", multiple parties forced into a nonexistant two party mould, probably better to wait on the coalition Bibi puts together, which I predict won't be 61-59. Different system.