Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t ousted just for typical political reasons, such as other politicians’ ambitions or grievances. He was thrown out because he was seen as a threat to democracy.
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An unwritten rule in Israeli politics kept Arab political parties out of ruling government coalitions – until the latest election.
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges Wednesday, both the charges and Netanyahu’s response to them were reminiscent of the situation President Trump is in.
The winner of Tuesday’s Israeli election must form a government and tackle four problems that will shape the future of the country and the relations among its citizens and Palestinian non-citizens.
A major swing to the right and the abstention of a key demographic have bolstered the Israeli leader’s position.
Rather than transform Israel into an undemocratic ‘apartheid’ state, the new nation-state law is more likely to ensure that Israel can’t be transformed into a liberal democracy or binational state.
In its valid claims to be regarded as a country that respects the rule of law, Israel is now at risk of demeaning that reputation.
Why the 2015 Israeli elections are witness to big shifts in how minorities vote and why that’s bad news for Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor (Politics), University of Nottingham
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Professor of Sociology, University of Haifa
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-chancellor's fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor of Rhetoric, University of Oregon
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Visiting Research Fellow, Research Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy, University of Nottingham
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies (CRGC), American University
