What's Left of the Left in Israel? The Shadow of the February 2009 National Election
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3791491 |
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| Authors | Clive Jones (0000-0002-6319-2068, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 20-34 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-8374 • E-ISSN: 1477-1500 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03068370903472066 |
| OpenAlex | W1974594504 |
| Language | EN |
The February 2009 elections mark a water-shed in Israeli politics and highlight an increasingly rightward drift in Israeli politics: Labour had its worst ever result. The violent intifada shattered belief that negotiations with the Palestinians could ever be successful and the security barrier seemed increasingly necessary if Israel was to remain both Jewish and democratic. The coalition government constructed by Binyamin Netanyahu was carefully balanced and looks durable, the more so as, somewhat surprisingly, it includes Labour and Barak as defence minister. Kadima could face some hard days in opposition unless Netanyahu falls out with Washington, or the coalition collapses
Democracy · General election · Judaism · Left and right · Left behind · Negotiation · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Shadow (psychology · Sociology · Engineering · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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