UNDERSTANDING POLITICS IN ISRAEL: THE LIMOUSINE THEORY
How is it that, time after time, the electorate ends up with a gov’t adopting precisely the policy it urged voters to reject?
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Understanding-politics-in-Israel-The-limousine-theory-316478
THE LIMOUSINE THEORY (CONT): IRREFUTABLE ILLUSTRATIONS; EGREGIOUS EXAMPLES
Through their unelected positions of influence and authority, civil society elites shape the political discourse and hence the perceived constraints on decision-makers.
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/The-limousine-theory-cont-Irrefutable-illustrations-egregious-examples-317275
DELUSIONAL, DESTRUCTIVE LEFT VS INCOMPETENT, IMPOTENT RIGHT
Israel faces a twin peril, far more menacing to its survival as the nation-state of the Jewish people than the Iranian nuclear program or a Palestinian state.
www.jpost.com/Opinion/Delusional-destructive-Left-vs-incompetent-impotent-Right-386449
Also see:
THE ISRAELI POLITICAL SYSTEM: HOW IT WORKS AND WHY IT DOESN’T www.jewishjournal.com/israel/article/the_israeli_political_system_how_it_works_and_why_it_doesnt_20100629
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WHO REALLY RUNS ISRAEL?
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3878505,00.html
Martin Sherman explains why Israeli election results are often meaningless
