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What’s the alternative to Netanyahu’s government?

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PaxAeterna · 03/08/2025 22:10

Perhaps somebody well versed in Israeli politics can explain. If there was an election who is most likely to gain power? Is there more moderate realistic alternative?

This isn’t something being discussed by media in the west at all.

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notimagain · 04/08/2025 09:18

mouthpipette · 04/08/2025 09:02

Most of the Israeli people are left leaning, (tolerant and secular) @Mayve

That's simply untrue. Over the past 30 years support for the left in Israel has fallen dramatically. Public sentiment has moved over to the right.

Unfortunately having neighbours who insist on lobbing rockets in your direction on a regular basis and a nearby nation state intent on your destruction will probably harden the hearts and minds of even the most liberal....

mouthpipette · 04/08/2025 09:02

Most of the Israeli people are left leaning, (tolerant and secular) @Mayve

That's simply untrue. Over the past 30 years support for the left in Israel has fallen dramatically. Public sentiment has moved over to the right.

Echobelly · 04/08/2025 08:31

Yes, PR is a problem is Israel because too many lunatics, on all sides, get in.

As a Jew what I'd like to see is a government as committed to atonement and reparation as we got in Germany post WWII and in post Apartheid South Africa. But I'm not aware of any such politicians waiting in the wings.

Dangermoo · 04/08/2025 08:28

Good thread @PaxAeterna but all the while you've got people wanting you and your people dead, how do you provide a moderate response?

Mayve · 04/08/2025 02:42

Unfortunately Israel has PR and this should be a bloody salutary warning to those of us in the UK who want it.
Most of the Israeli people are left leaning, tolerant and secular but there is are enough far right ultra frum AND illiberal Arab Muslims in the population to get a few elected. They then hold all the cards as the moderates scramble around to form a government and start wooing them. Hence the illegal settlements and the ferocity of the war.
Bibi is at the heart an ultra pragmatist (or was….) and will do whatever is needed for what he thinks is for the best for Israel, and he will happily break bread with people he has nothing in common with in order to remain in power and do what he thinks is best.
PR governments stagnate and are unwieldy and if a good two state solution is to be reached I honestly think Israel will
need electoral reform.