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  • Israel's election do over-Part I

    Jonathan Feldman|Sep 6, 2019

    In case you missed it, Israel will be holding national elections on Sept. 17. Yes, this is the second time this year. Hopefully the outcome will not be a stalemate like last time. Please enjoy this series of articles offering insight beyond whether Bibi will be elected that is all relevant to that question that you are probably not getting overseas and which ultimately, at least indirectly, is part of answering that question. (For background about the electoral system from prior to the election in April, please feel free to contact me,...

  • Israel's Electoral process A cross between Divorce Court and Survivor

    Jonathan Feldman|Feb 15, 2019

    This is part 3 in a four-part series. Unlike American two-party politics, Israel is more like a multi-dimensional chess game. People make moves in parallel planes that affect not only the game they are playing (their own political considerations) but other people and parties around them. In doing so, whether on purpose or by chance, they also impact issues and personalities in parallel where other players have no direct counter moves. For more than a generation, the Israeli left has been politically splintered. Its influence and impact has...