Moment Moment - Understanding Israeli Politics

Next month, Israelis will go to the polls to elect the members of the Ninth Knesset (parliament) and, thereby, to select as well the government, or cabinet, which will exercise executive power. The...

...The rules of the Israeli political system are quite distinctive, and, because they are so very different from American rules, often confusing, momknt herewith offers a straightforward introduction to politics as it happens in Israel: the rules of the game as well as the past records and future prospects of the principal players...