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Opinion How We Got It Wrong
David Remnick wasn’t the only journalist to inaccurately forecast the outcome of the January 22 Israeli election, but because he is arguably one of the best practitioners of his craft, his mistaken prediction really stung. In a 9,000-word piece on the ascendant religious right, published in The New Yorker just before the election, Remnick confidently…
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Fast Forward Australian Elections Set for Yom Kippur, Disappointing Some Jewish Leaders
Australia’s national elections have been set for Yom Kippur. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the Sept. 14, 2013 date for federal elections on Wednesday, disappointing some Jewish leaders. Voting is mandatory in Australia, and non-voting is penalized by a fine. Orthodox Jews have always by mail or at pre-poll booths since Australian elections are held…
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News Meet Fresh Faces of Knesset as Israel Election Sparks Parliament Shake-Up
Last week’s Israeli election saw a major shakeup in the country’s government, with 53 new members elected to its parliament, the Knesset. Some already have received wide attention, including Yair Lapid, the middle class-focused chairman of Yesh Atid; Naftali Bennett, the high-tech entrepreneur who chairs the new Jewish Home party; technocrat Yair Shamir, Yisrael Beiteinu’s…
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Opinion Israel’s Shooting Star Yair Lapid May Quickly Crash Back to Earth
Is there a future for Yesh Atid (There Is A Future), the party that was the surprise star of the recent Israeli elections? If past is precedent, the future of the new party is not promising. The history of parties that emerge suddenly out of nowhere strongly suggests that they return, in short order, to…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Unite To Foil Centrists Joining Coalition
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox parties said on Friday they would band together to fight for inclusion in any coalition government forged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his rightist Likud party’s narrow win in a Jan. 22 parliamentary election. The move stands to complicate an already formidable process facing Netanyahu of blending two vastly different sectors of…
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Opinion Israel’s Supposed Lurch to Right Was Just a Myth
For a few years now I’ve been carping at the widening gap between perception and reality among both critics and supporters of Israel in the United States. Now that I’ve arrived in Washington for a prolonged stay (a new job, but please don’t call it yerida), I’m just starting to see how deep the rabbit…
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Fast Forward Push for Israeli Centrist Coalition Gains Steam as Lapid and Netanyahu Meet
Israel’s next government must heed voters and devote itself to bread-and-butter issues, not thorny foreign policy problems such as Iran’s nuclear plans and the Palestinian conflict, senior politicians said on Thursday. Israelis worried about housing, prices and taxes have reshaped parliament, forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to woo their centrist champion as his main coalition…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Parties in Tight Spot After Poor Israeli Vote Showing
Powerful political players for years, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties must now reckon with a new force ushered in by voters bent on stripping them of perks they have relied on for decades. Centrist Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party came a surprise second in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, usurping ultra-Orthodox groups Shas and United Torah Judaism…
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