• Hyperreality
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    9 months ago

    Their (far-)right government promised security, but delivered one of the largest intelligence failures and tragedies in Israeli history.

    The ruling coalition failed to gain a majority of votes in the last election, only getting a majority in the knesset thanks to a rule change which prevented smaller parties from getting seats.

    They’ll try to double down and use this ‘opportunity’ to entrench their power. Because if Israel held free and fair elections next month, they’re all out of a job.

    Turns out that once elected, it’s hard to get rid of the far right and right wing populists. They’ll happily burn the democracy that helped get them elected.