What You Need to Know About Israel’s Election
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The Hebrew state faces elections this Tuesday with a tie between two social and cultural blocs. In a “normal” democracy, Netanyahu would have already been defended. But Israeli democracy is peculiar, says former Israeli foreign minister Shlomo Ben Ami. His voters are not concerned about accountability, or party politics. Everything revolves around tribal identity. Netanyahu’s defeat is unclear.
Israel is set to hold its first national elections since the Hamas attack and the Gaza conflict on October 7, 2023. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former army chief Gadi Eisenkot are set to face a fierce contest.
The Israeli elections scheduled for 27 October give rise to a high wave of unprecedented follow-up and expectations, not because of the Arab and Syrian followers in general.
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