The not-so-mysterious death of the Israeli left

Election Overdose Podcast

English - February 11, 2021 15:47 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Labor was on the brink of extinction only a couple of weeks ago. Now it’s Meretz’s turn to signal polling distress. Why are Israel’s old parties of the left, once in power, now on life-support?

In episode 7 of Haaretz’s Election Overdose podcast, co-hosts Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin, along with this week’s guest, recovering lefty Ben-Dror Yemini, diagnose the Israeli left’s chronic decline. Also, how deep is Netanyahu in league with the far-right and will his trial or Joe Biden’s ghosting of him damage him at the polls?

Further reading: Israel Voice Index Survey, February 7, 2021 - https://en.idi.org.il/articles/33594

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