Congratulations Israel, that was a close one.<p>This was a necessary stepping stone to get Lapid into office in a maximum of two years.<p>If this government can stick together long enough to pass the necessary reforms to avoid future PMs from enacting extreme resolutions like Netanyahu did for so long, Israel will be an attractive place to continue funding with US taxpayers as the center government will be able to match US civil rights ideals and implement due process instead of rationalizing destructive responses based on rumors. Its not so absurd to imagine getting a court order to seize a property and prosecute individuals that are using military grade munitions. Right now it might seem to be, but it isn't.<p>If the government doesn't stick together long enough, Lapid gets into office sooner, but it would remain to be seen if there would be any will for restricting the PM power or passing reforms at that point.
I think the benefits of "having a PM not named netanyahu regardless of literally anything else" are probably more significant than we'd like to admit.
why was this flagged? Geopolitics and changes in the political arena effect changes on all of us, irrespective of whether or not we know or particularly care about a given country. Israel specifically has tremendous influence in software (maybe adtech is the biggest software industry there?) - perhaps indirectly, or sometimes quite directly as well as in biotech.<p>Wars, conflicts that arise vs Palestine also play a huge role in our daily lives even if they aren't evident in our day to day existence. So it is a little disappointing that an article that is related to current events is flagged just because perhaps some participants don't like the outcome.
The post with the wiki... <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27494690" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27494690</a>
It's a bit creepy how Israel gets about as much attention as a country like China or Russia in social media / news. Does this deserve a mention? Probably does. As the main headline in CNN / BBC / Nytimes ? I'm not so sure, how is Israel so important?
How is that related to HN?<p>Anyways, the interesting thing is the total remixing of ideologies that happened. "Rightwing" Netanyahu is considered to be the best for the poor/traditional Mizrachis. "Leftwing" Meretz agreed to have a cabinet dominated by settlers. "Leftist" endeavor of bridging the gaps with the Arabs is bringing anti-LGBT legislation (and was actually started by "right-wing " Netanyahu).<p>Israel needs a new name for the current political divide because right vs left, it is not
I wish there were country flags next to HN handles.<p>Why are so many people all over the world interested in the politics of our "microstate"?<p>It's a rhetorical question. I know why ... ;(
Naftali Bennett is more theocratic than Netanyahu. He defends his arguments saying "The bible says...". He does this even in international interviews, where interviewers are looking for answers that a diverse audience can understand.<p>He served as an education minister in Israel despite being heavily theocratic. In the US, we mock people that try to teach intelligent design in schools. In Israel, you put them in charge of education.<p>You can respect freedom of religion but claiming that the Bible prevails over international law is just absurd.<p>Ratified treaties are law, not scriptures and books sacred to a religion. Many countries do not have an official religion and most states do not have Judaism as an official religion. The bible argument just doesn't work.<p>What is that kind of discourse going to achieve? Clearly making Israel more popular is not among those things.