New governing coalition has been formed and is prepared to replace Netanyahu

[mellowyellow]

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, Lapid and Ra'am (United Arab List) chairman Mansour Abbas signed an agreement at a meeting on Wednesday night at Ramat Gan's Kfar Hamaccabiah Hotel, in the first coalition deal ever signed by an Arab party……

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/p...apid-tells-rivlin-new-government-ready-669937

Can we dare to hope?

 

[Irwin]

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, Lapid and Ra'am (United Arab List) chairman Mansour Abbas signed an agreement at a meeting on Wednesday night at Ramat Gan's Kfar Hamaccabiah Hotel, in the first coalition deal ever signed by an Arab party……

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/p...apid-tells-rivlin-new-government-ready-669937

Can we dare to hope?

Hope for what?

 

[Pepper]

@Irwin, Netanyahu has been there for too long; it's time.

 

[squatting dog]

Excuse me, isn't this political talk? Just wondering.

 

[Pepper]

It's not our nation that we're talking about @squatting dog

 

[squatting dog]

So, Israel may have a governmental change and total shift in it's political thinking and somehow that's not tied to the USA in any political fashion... Got it.

 

[mellowyellow]

Surely a leader of an Arab-Israeli party and the leaders of a Jewish-nationalist party signing an agreement to join a government together is reason for hope.

 

[Sunny]

I agree that Netanyahu has been there for much too long. Under his leadership, Israel has veered so far over to the right that there is no hope for peace. They have to find a way to have a two-state solution.

Obviously, this in no way excuses Hamas firing rockets into Israel. Would the U.S. tolerate Canada or Mexico firing rockets into our country? Both sides have to agree to give a little. But above all, the terrorism from Israel's neighbors has to stop.

I think Netanyahu has outlasted his welcome. Give someone else a chance, someone who isn't pandering to the far right.

 

[Pepper]

Netanyahu is starting to think only he has the right to rule as long as forever. Sounds like Putin, Xi Jinping, and a certain someone else. That's when it's really time to go. Israel has enough problems without turning into a personal autocracy.

@Sunny, I love what you wrote.

 

[Nathan]

Israel has enough problems without turning into a personal autocracy.

In the U.S. we had a brush with that same situation. Netanyahu is going to need some time off anyway, as his criminal trial for bribery, obstruction of justice and suborning a witness in connection with an investigation resumes.

 

[Irwin]

Naftali Bennett favors handing control of Gaza to Egypt, which will make it easier for Palestinians to acquire weapons and carry out more deadly attacks on Israel resulting in more wars. He has said that there will never be an independent Palestinian state, which is inline with Netanyahu's policies. And he's in favor of Israel annexing more of the West Bank, which is also inline with Netanyahu's policies.

 

[mellowyellow]

Mansour Abbas, center, leader of the Arab party Raam, at a campaign event in February. Credit…Dan Balilty for The New York Times

One of the most unlikely kingmakers involved in the formation of a new government is Mansour Abbas, the leader of the small Arab party known by its Hebrew acronym, Raam, with four seats in the current Parliament. Source: New York Times

Israeli politics is so complicated.

 

[Pepper]

Naftali Bennett would be sharing power, not be in power, year after year after year. He will share with the left, a stunning scenario.

 

[fmdog44]

Leadership has never mattered when it come to Israel / Palestine. Conflict is in their DNA So called peace treaties are a long running joke.

 

[Paco Dennis]

gute ridans!!!

 

[HoneyNut]

Naftali Bennett favors handing control of Gaza to Egypt, which will make it easier for Palestinians to acquire weapons and carry out more deadly attacks on Israel resulting in more wars

I am completely out of the loop of the current state of affairs, but Egypt is not at war with Israel is it? I remember Sadat going to Israel way back in the day, I was in Jerusalem at the time and the radio was playing the 'Give Peace a Chance' song a lot and everyone was very happy to have peace with Egypt. I mostly remember it because I went on a date to the peace celebration demonstration with a Chasidic boy in 'disguise' (didn't wear his coat or hat, tucked his curls behind his ears, and enjoyed not being recognized by friends) and some Chasidic older man recognized him and went into a long loud lecture in Yiddish that caused everyone around us to stare at us. Embarrassing!
It sounds like a great solution if Egypt got Gaza, then instead of war there could be another nice Mediterranean tourist destination, a win-win-win-win!