If I understand what you are saying correctly there would be a better chance of replacing Netanyahu if they each ran separately and then formed a coalition together after the election. Is that right?
Almost. It seems to me they would have a better chance, but I can't know because we can't run the real-life experiment twice. The die has been cast, and I hope it will work out, despite my concerns.
I agree voter turnout is one key element but would add Hebrew influencers in the U.S., and dark money as two other variables that need to be considered as well. Much less the ever present U.S. political actions. For example Trump says Bibi is a loser and he will not support him and takes an action which is detrimental to israel. Bottom line it’s complicated and easy conclusions are misleading.
I "googled" Israel's voter turnout, and I see that just over 50% of eligible voters vote, tho rather more in 2018 - so similar to US voter turnout. In my experience, and according to some analysts, the notion that there is not much difference once any political party gets into office and/or the sense that an individual vote does not count for much are 2 factors that keep many voters from actually voting.
Israel has the added problem of many smaller parties, requiring coalitions, which causes me to say third parties in America will just be spoilers siphoning off votes that accomplish nothing. I hope somehow Lapid and Bennett can pull in a useful other party tht will not have the current fear-factor of being Arab-Israeli.
I appreciate the link to the IranWar-China discussion. I have been overwhelmed with "news" and personal events, but I'm happy to see the opinion that non-fossil-fuel sources are likely to get a boost from the consequences of the war with Iran. However, that also reinforces the unhappiness and fear emanating from Trump's cancellations of wind and solar production along with his promotion of more gas and oil use. Bad for the future climate and America's manufacturing future.
Bottom line, Israel and US both need a big boost in voter turnout to accomplish needed change.
Quite right! Use logic and cool definitions to replace those pesky intuitive claims. But when a gang of murderous terrorists act as if they are genocidal (but actually don't exactly manage it), there can be but one answer to it, which comes not only from the heart, and that is to completely eliminate its possible recurrence.
If I understand what you are saying correctly there would be a better chance of replacing Netanyahu if they each ran separately and then formed a coalition together after the election. Is that right?
Almost. It seems to me they would have a better chance, but I can't know because we can't run the real-life experiment twice. The die has been cast, and I hope it will work out, despite my concerns.
I would be interested in a critical review of Bartov’s’ book: Israel: What Went Wrong.
You're not the first to mention that book to me, probably not the last, and I definitely want to read it
I agree voter turnout is one key element but would add Hebrew influencers in the U.S., and dark money as two other variables that need to be considered as well. Much less the ever present U.S. political actions. For example Trump says Bibi is a loser and he will not support him and takes an action which is detrimental to israel. Bottom line it’s complicated and easy conclusions are misleading.
I "googled" Israel's voter turnout, and I see that just over 50% of eligible voters vote, tho rather more in 2018 - so similar to US voter turnout. In my experience, and according to some analysts, the notion that there is not much difference once any political party gets into office and/or the sense that an individual vote does not count for much are 2 factors that keep many voters from actually voting.
Israel has the added problem of many smaller parties, requiring coalitions, which causes me to say third parties in America will just be spoilers siphoning off votes that accomplish nothing. I hope somehow Lapid and Bennett can pull in a useful other party tht will not have the current fear-factor of being Arab-Israeli.
I appreciate the link to the IranWar-China discussion. I have been overwhelmed with "news" and personal events, but I'm happy to see the opinion that non-fossil-fuel sources are likely to get a boost from the consequences of the war with Iran. However, that also reinforces the unhappiness and fear emanating from Trump's cancellations of wind and solar production along with his promotion of more gas and oil use. Bad for the future climate and America's manufacturing future.
Bottom line, Israel and US both need a big boost in voter turnout to accomplish needed change.
Quite right! Use logic and cool definitions to replace those pesky intuitive claims. But when a gang of murderous terrorists act as if they are genocidal (but actually don't exactly manage it), there can be but one answer to it, which comes not only from the heart, and that is to completely eliminate its possible recurrence.