Israel's election teases left that power is within reach
- 9 years ago
This Tuesday (March 17th), Israelis are threatening to vote Benjamin Netanyahu’s
right-wing government out of office. Centre-left Zionist Union candidate Isaac Herzog hopes to deny the Likud prime minister a fourth term.
At least one poll just days ago suggested that seven out of ten Israelis want change.
Herzog, Labour, is running with Hatnuah liberal leader the former Justice Minister Tzipi Livni. If their campaign wins out, they have agreed to be premier for two years each. But convincing a majority of voters is no guarantee.
In Israel, you win only if you put a government coalition together to control at least 61 seats in the 120-seat Knesset (parliament).
Netanyahu’s campaign, like his tenure, has all but ignored what most concerns Israelis: social and economic matters. While he’s been talking repeatedly about security and Iran, property prices have soared — 55 percent from 2008-2013 — leaving much of the middle class miserable.
Housing and social ethics Professor Ne
right-wing government out of office. Centre-left Zionist Union candidate Isaac Herzog hopes to deny the Likud prime minister a fourth term.
At least one poll just days ago suggested that seven out of ten Israelis want change.
Herzog, Labour, is running with Hatnuah liberal leader the former Justice Minister Tzipi Livni. If their campaign wins out, they have agreed to be premier for two years each. But convincing a majority of voters is no guarantee.
In Israel, you win only if you put a government coalition together to control at least 61 seats in the 120-seat Knesset (parliament).
Netanyahu’s campaign, like his tenure, has all but ignored what most concerns Israelis: social and economic matters. While he’s been talking repeatedly about security and Iran, property prices have soared — 55 percent from 2008-2013 — leaving much of the middle class miserable.
Housing and social ethics Professor Ne