Jacobin Radio: Israeli Election

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🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Suzi talks to Tel Aviv University professor Yoav Peled, whose latest book is The Religionization of Israeli Society, about the still unclear outcome of the September 17 Israeli election — the second election this year. Likud prime minister Bibi Netanyahu got thirty-two seats and Benny Gantz of Blue and White got thirty-three, but so far Netanyahu has not been able to form a coalition that would get the 61 seats out of 120 needed to rule, and the clock is ticking toward the October 24 deadline. Secular far-right nationalist Avigdor Lieberman refuses to form a coalition with Netanyahu (unless he can be acting PM) and Netanyahu needs the immunity granted to the PM from the indictments he faces. If neither Netanyahu nor Gantz succeed in forming a governing coalition, there could yet be a third election, in a single year. Yoav Peled explains the election results, what could happen next — and how we should understand the continuing ascendancy of the Israeli far right.

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0:00.0	This is Jackhamen Radio and I'm Susie Wiseman.
0:09.0	This is Jacobin Radio and I'm Susie Wiseman.
0:12.0	Tel Aviv University Professor Jowov Pellid, whose latest book is The Religionization of Israeli society,
0:20.0	helps us understand the results of the September 17th election.
0:24.1	That's the second Israeli election this year.
0:26.7	Likud Prime Minister Bibi Nethanyahu got 32 seats
0:30.4	and Benny Gantz of blue and white got 33, but neither have a path to form a coalition
0:35.5	that would get the 61 seats out of 120 needed to rule.
0:40.1	Secular far-right nationalist Avigdore Lieberman
0:42.9	refuses to form a coalition with Netanyahu
0:45.8	unless he can be acting prime minister
0:48.0	and Netanyahu needs the immunity granted
0:50.6	to the prime minister ship from the indictments he faces.
0:54.4	President Riflin asked Nethanyahu to form a government,
0:57.7	but he hasn't been able to do it, leaving open the possibility of a third election
1:02.3	in a single year.
1:03.4	We'll ask Joav Pellid to explain the election results and what will happen if
1:07.6	Nethanyahu can't form a government.
1:09.5	We'll also get Joav to give us a deeper understanding of the ascendancy of the Israeli
1:14.4	right. All this on Jacobin Radio in just a moment.
1:28.0	Welcome to Jacobin Radio. I'm Susie Wiseman Radio. I'm Susie Wisman and very pleased to have Yo-opelad with us. And as I just said, the second Israeli election held in one year.
1:34.0	In September didn't go as BB Nethenia who had hoped.
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