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Unity, minority, election: Israel is running out of options
Yonatan Baniyeh
Published: 20.11.19, 00:04
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1. Time for Liberman to get his act together
zionist forever   (11.20.19)
A deal with Gantz is going to be difficult because Netanyahu is a right winger who represents a right wing bloc of 55 and he does not want to give up the advantage that gives him and the fact in any other kind of coalition Netanyahu becomes the junior partner and the man who betrayed the right.

Lapid who is the power behind Gantz throne doesn’t want a coalition with the right wing because he hates religion and especially the religious parties.
He also doesn’t want Netanyahu first in any rotation because he is worried if that happens he will loose his turn as PM based on his agreement with Gantz.

It’s time for Liberman to stop playing games now and join a Netanyahu coalition with the right as he is the logical choice.
Liberman has been in coalition with all these same right wing and religious parties for a long time now, he is a right winger and his party doesn’t have 4 leaders to whose wishes must be considered.

2. Stan Cohen FB, agree
C   (11.20.19)
3. observer
Hiten ,   holon   (11.20.19)
Though an outsider, I could not resist putting some views forward. Mixed election results is healthy sign of democracy as it indicates diversified opinion put across by the voters. This binary polarized verdict of elections is no longer practical. Better would be that political parties accept the reality, form a minimum common manifesto and agenda and form government. While politicians expect nation to unite by putting differences aside, they should demonstrate same level of maturity. Without naming folks, a man should know when to leave the party. Gantz should think of nation and move ahead with faith in his people and god. Nothing is beyond people. Wish you the best IL.
4. STILL 2 options A Modern H ebrew National Democray or a ....
(11.21.19)
biased towards right fanatics and teocratics semi democracy
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