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The Intelligence from The Economist

The curious case of Binyamin’s butt-in: Israel’s election

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

Global News, Daily News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

After a 16-month absence from leadership, Binyamin Netanyahu is back at the centre of the country’s messy politics. We ask how his divisive ways will play out this time. Apple is slowly weaning itself off China as a place both to make and to sell its gizmos. And how the “palaeo” diet bears little resemblance to the real thing.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

0:06.6

In London, I'm Jason Palmer.

0:08.5

And in New York, I'm John Fassman.

0:11.5

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

0:18.2

From COVID-19 policies to geopolitics, there are a lot of reasons that Apple is choosing

0:23.9

to make and to sell more of its gadgets outside China.

0:27.9

We look at where all that business is going for Apple and all its suppliers.

0:34.9

And paleo diets are popular these days.

0:37.8

They include lots of meat, fruit, vegetables and nuts, and no dairy, sugar or processed

0:42.8

foods.

0:44.4

But these diets bear little resemblance to what people actually consumed tens of thousands

0:48.6

of years ago.

0:55.8

And that's what I'm talking about.

1:02.3

His devotees call him the magician and the winner.

1:06.4

Today they chanted another name, BB King of Israel.

1:14.2

Sixteen months after being ousted as Prime Minister and still dogged by corruption charges

1:19.5

that he's always denied, Benjamin Netanyahu looks set for a dramatic political comeback.

1:26.2

Exit polls from yesterday's general election suggest that BB and his LeCoude party will

1:31.0

be able to draw enough coalition support for him to return as Prime Minister.

1:48.4

We still have to wait for the final results, he said, but one thing is already clear,

1:53.3

we are on the brink of a very big win.

1:56.8

Another thing that's clear is that Mr. Netanyahu is a gifted politician and political survivor.

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