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2019-09-21 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel's Netanyahu clings to power as coalition talks loom

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Posted by Fred 2019-09-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 faced local media headlines on Friday suggesting power is slipping from his grasp

Just like your media with "orange man bad", ours has "Bibi has to go" mantra. Gantz doesn't have 57 votes. He has a block of 44 votes in his pocket (the other 13 are United Arab Party - the enemy). Bibi has 55 with orthodox parties. Liberman holds 8.

Gantz can't form a coalition without Liberman - and nobody knows what Liberman wants. And either religious parties - in which cases he betrays most of his voters, or Arab parties - in which cases he betrays most of his voters (as well as everybody else).

Plus, Gantz wouldn't be very good in coalition negotiations.

So, I guess, Israel heading for unprecedented third elections

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-21 03:33|| 2019-09-21 03:33|| Front Page Top

#2 I always thought Gantz was like a poseur, not up to the task but seeking power. Those who really know better would vote for Bibi.

And how does the Arab party get even that much ? Libertarian israelis ?

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-21 06:18|| 2019-09-21 06:18|| Front Page Top

#3 ^20% of the population are Arabs, and most of them are too dumb to know which side of their bread has the butter on.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-21 06:21|| 2019-09-21 06:21|| Front Page Top

#4 The outside, grom.

Posted by gorb 2019-09-21 09:56|| 2019-09-21 09:56|| Front Page Top

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