Spawn_of_Apathy Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I’m not saying Hitler was right in 1941, but we were wrong in 1948. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 On 4/20/2020 at 2:03 PM, Commissar SFLUFAN said: In other words, expect ANOTHER election in the near future. That took longer than I expected! Israel's government collapses, not with a bang but a whimper, triggering fourth election in 2 years WWW.CNN.COM The Israeli government collapsed on Tuesday at midnight (17.00 EST) local time after the country's parliament failed to meet a deadline for passage of the 2020 and 2021 budgets. Israel will now head to its fourth elections in two years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Somehow this is happening again and somehow it still may not have resolved anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Why the fuck doesn't someone ELSE run? How is that government so deadlocked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO There's gonna be a FIFTH election in a few months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Or maybe the other parties will actually form a viable coalition. Israel election: Netanyahu falls short of majority in exit polls WWW.BBC.COM The PM's Likud party and its allies are projected to win 52 or 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 'It's Terrifying': Israel's Elections Were a Disaster for the Left WWW.VICE.COM Israel's parliament is now made up almost exclusively of right-wing and far-right parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Congratulations to Israel on perfecting the perpetual political industry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 4:17 PM, Mr.Vic20 said: Congratulations to Israel on perfecting the perpetual political industry! Israel is the prime example of how a system with unlimited political parties has many of the same issues that America's "duopoly" has. If you ask me it actually produces worse results. A hard core of authoritarians show a unified minority while everyone else who is there for representative democracy does what they're there to do: bicker among themselves. At least here the opposition can sometimes muster a working majority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Come on, Election #5! Israel’s Netanyahu struggles to form government before deadline | Israel | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Veteran leader has until midnight to form government after inconclusive election on 23 March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Good luck with that, Yair. Israel's Lapid faces daunting path to anti-Netanyahu govt - France 24 WWW.FRANCE24.COM Israel's Lapid faces daunting path to anti-Netanyahu govt I have zero doubt that Israel will be heading to Election #5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Good luck with that, Yair. Israel's Lapid faces daunting path to anti-Netanyahu govt - France 24 WWW.FRANCE24.COM Israel's Lapid faces daunting path to anti-Netanyahu govt I have zero doubt that Israel will be heading to Election #5. What happens while they are holding election after election? Does the government already in power just continue to run things on an interim basis. And if so, does that mean Bibi is basically just setup as dictator for life if he can continue forcing "draws"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 41 minutes ago, Chairslinger said: What happens while they are holding election after election? Does the government already in power just continue to run things on an interim basis. And if so, does that mean Bibi is basically just setup as dictator for life if he can continue forcing "draws"? That's correct - the government already in power keeps operating until the new government is formed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePi Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 So, pretend for a second that I know nothing about the setup of the Israeli government, in the next half-dozen or so elections they have this year, what would need to happen for Netanyahu to get the boot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 14 hours ago, ThreePi said: So, pretend for a second that I know nothing about the setup of the Israeli government, in the next half-dozen or so elections they have this year, what would need to happen for Netanyahu to get the boot? I honestly don't know. I just can't see any viable coalition from the Israeli center (the Israeli left is dead) and the Arab parties forming to really oust Likud and its right-wing religious allies. Hell, Netanyahu was even courting a conservative Arab Islamist to give him the seats necessary to form a government. "Islamist, dentist and ‘gentleman’: The rise of Israel’s unlikely kingmaker" Islamist, dentist and ‘gentleman’: The rise of Israel’s unlikely kingmaker AMP.FRANCE24.COM Israel’s fourth general election in two years has so far failed to break the country’s political impasse. But it has marked a break from Israeli politics as usual with the rise of Mansour Abbas, an I… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I think the idea in this system is that Netanyahu would have been ousted by his party by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 Bennett to announce he's joining opposition to form new Israeli government, oust Netanyahu WWW.AXIOS.COM If a "change government" is formed, Bennett will be prime minister, bringing an end to 12 years of Netanyahu rule. This will fall apart within a few months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 This thread explains the process for forming an Israeli government and my God, it's quite something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Israel is showing the faults of a parliamentary system (so did the Nazis, but that's another story). I don't think anyone's found the right form of government yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: Israel is showing the faults of a parliamentary system (so did the Nazis, but that's another story). I don't think anyone's found the right form of government yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, Jason said: Do you want the French Revolution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: Do you want the French Revolution? MON DIEU, OUI! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 It's happening. The Diehard Right-Wing Multimillionaire Replacing Israel’s Bibi WWW.THEDAILYBEAST.COM With Bibi’s reign as Israel’s prime minister nearing its end, all eyes are on the controversial far-right tech tycoon set to take his place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Just read this, which may be helpful if you're greener to this whole thing: Opinion | Netanyahu’s On the Way Out. Here’s What Biden Can Expect Next. - POLITICO WWW.POLITICO.COM With a new Israeli government, the U.S. president has an opening on Iran and a rare chance to rebuild frayed ties with an ally. But he can't count on it to last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 There is little-or-no chance for reviving the JCPOA because of who is likely to win the Iranian presidential election: Iran Clears Way for Hard-line Judiciary Chief to Become President - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Potential rivals to Ebrahim Raisi, Ayatollah Khamenei’s favored choice, were barred from the June 18 election, and the remaining candidates do not present a serious challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: There is little-or-no chance for reviving the JCPOA because of who is likely to win the Iranian presidential election: And nothing of value was lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 14 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: There is little-or-no chance for reviving the JCPOA because of who is likely to win the Iranian presidential election: Iran Clears Way for Hard-line Judiciary Chief to Become President - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Potential rivals to Ebrahim Raisi, Ayatollah Khamenei’s favored choice, were barred from the June 18 election, and the remaining candidates do not present a serious challenge. Anyone on the Iranian side who would agree to anything with the US would clearly be a CIA plant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Anyone on the Iranian side who would agree to anything with the US would clearly be a CIA plant The Guardian Council and the religious establishment DESPISED the JCPOA even before the US walked away from it. If anything, they were goddamned pleased as hell that the Imbecile pulled that stunt because it totally undermined the "moderates" in the Iranian regime. It honestly was the best gift that the US could've given the hardliners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 3 hours ago, sblfilms said: And nothing of value was lost The thing that was keeping Iran from developing nukes for a while was nothing of value? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Jason said: The thing that was keeping Iran from developing nukes for a while was nothing of value? Correct. Iran will have nuclear weapons next decade no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Correct. Iran will have nuclear weapons next decade no matter what. Yes, because... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Who gives a fuck if Iran has nukes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Every country should have nukes IMO, not because of MAD or anything but because I want to get this existence shit over with already and it would be a beautiful apocalypse with nukes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Uh.... cool? Can we maybe speed this whole process up then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Naftali Bennett sworn in Israel's prime minister, ends Netanyahu's reign WWW.JPOST.COM Bennett was sworn in as Israel’s 13th prime minister and Lapid as the 14th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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