Political crisis in Israel: "The coalition was an alloy of opposites"

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Israeli protesters wearing Benyamin Nethanyahu (left) and Benny Gantz (right) masks.

AP - Oded Balilty

By: Charlotte Derouin

7 min

Israel is on its way to new elections after the dissolution of the Knesset, the parliament.

For the fourth time in two years, a new ballot will be organized.

The ruling coalition failed to agree on how to pass the budget.

The government of unity and emergency between the Likud of Benyamin Nethanyahu and the Bleu-blanc Benny Gantz party therefore only lasted eight months. 

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We analyze the political situation in Israel with Alain Dieckhoff, director of CERI-Sciences Po, director of research at CNRS. 

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  • Israel

  • Benjamin Netanyahu

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