This is Bibi’s FAFO moment. He lined up with the far right to stay in power thinking he could keep them in check. And boy has he been mistaken.
DrMacAndDog on
Not over massacres and ethnic cleansing.
Reasonable_Ninja5708 on
This would be great, but Bibi somehow always comes back.
Brief_Hospital_1766 on
The real question is will Bibi ever be tried for his crimes against the planet?
LLJKCicero on
Ultra orthodox are such whiny snowflakes. Won’t serve in the military (or even a civilian equivalent for national service) or get a regular job. They expect the state to just support them, forever.
No_Rain8512 on
These ultra Orthodox folks get to live a life of leisure thanks to Israeli and American taxpayers.
MKW69 on
If so, at last!
Ev3nt on
There should be no tax exemption for any religious institution in any nation-state, much less all the crazy subsidies the Ultra Orthodox(and so many other religious groups) recieve in Israel and the US.
dennis-w220 on
A group of people who are most aggressive in the diplomatic policy, expansion, and war refuse to serve in the military in a nation every adult male must serve. How could that logic hold for so long? This kind of stuff always amazes me. Israel is also most educated natoin in the world. I think that make more of its population with critical thinking.
Sluggybeef on
I always find the world war Z book politically amazing is it predicted pushing the ultra orthodox would lead to an Israeli downfall
AF-IX on
The ones that bang the drums of war the loudest…are always the first to run and hide from serving.
ripcity7077 on
It feels like every article posted on reddit is just wishful thinking.
NotMyMainLoLzy on
Government collapse doesn’t mean what a lot of people think it means. Their government structure will function just fine. The day to day lives of people and the economy will function as normal. The ruling legislative body will be in knots and arguments, but that’s about it.
Caesarea_G on
FYI: Israel is a parliamentary system (the US, on the other hand, is presidential), where “government” is not synonymous to the state, but instead refers to what the US would term an “administration”. So a “government collapse” in a parliamentary system is not as dramatic as it sounds.
It doesn’t mean that Israel as a state is collapsing, it just means that the current PM and cabinet are out and they will elect someone new.
Joice_Craglarg on
Yeah fuckin right 🙄
And Putin and Trump are both on death’s door too, right?
EstufaYou on
Even if this Israeli government falls and elections are called, the likeliest result is that the new government will just be a facelift of the current Israeli policy. It’ll be slightly less brutal, but Palestinians will still suffer and nothing will fundamentally change. Pressure against Israel on human rights grounds shouldn’t let up just because they’re playing another round of Prime Minister musical chairs.
Proxy-Pie on
They’ve basically agreed to enough things that the worst-case scenario is it collapses by 4 weeks of the actual end date. Keep in mind it’s historically quite uncommon for Israeli governments to reach the end period. It’s just a testament to Netanyahu’s political skills that he was able to not only hold together this coalition after the worst attack and security failure in Israel’s history, but to recover enough in the polls that his ouster is now no longer the likely result.
V0R88 on
The biggest threat to Israel’s existence ironically is these guys and not their Arab neighbours
CacTye on
Good. Draft those fuckers.
GaulzeGaul on
Craziest thing that the ultra orthodox are supportive of the war but don’t need to put their own people in harm’s way and they think that is ok.
micromoses on
“Marionette expected to collapse due to weak leg muscles.”
Sirgolfs on
No need to worry, I’m sure Trump will come rescue them
tpahornet on
Promise?
BenTramer on
It won’t
Linscotticus on
If the Israeli government collapses, it means we might actually get some legit negotiations done.
bowcasterblanca on
what’s ironic about claims about Israel being “apartheid” is that they are referring to Palestinians – not citizens of Israel. Israel is actually apartheid but not in the way they expect: the ultra-orthodox have their own set of rules, get enormous amounts of handouts from the government, and are exempted from military service that is mandatory for every other Jew. Very weird indeed
scrapy_the_scrap on
I mean elections in October regardless, but i wouldnt object to it happening earlier… Too bad this couldnt happen a year or two ago tho
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Doubt.
This is Bibi’s FAFO moment. He lined up with the far right to stay in power thinking he could keep them in check. And boy has he been mistaken.
Not over massacres and ethnic cleansing.
This would be great, but Bibi somehow always comes back.
The real question is will Bibi ever be tried for his crimes against the planet?
Ultra orthodox are such whiny snowflakes. Won’t serve in the military (or even a civilian equivalent for national service) or get a regular job. They expect the state to just support them, forever.
These ultra Orthodox folks get to live a life of leisure thanks to Israeli and American taxpayers.
If so, at last!
There should be no tax exemption for any religious institution in any nation-state, much less all the crazy subsidies the Ultra Orthodox(and so many other religious groups) recieve in Israel and the US.
A group of people who are most aggressive in the diplomatic policy, expansion, and war refuse to serve in the military in a nation every adult male must serve. How could that logic hold for so long? This kind of stuff always amazes me. Israel is also most educated natoin in the world. I think that make more of its population with critical thinking.
I always find the world war Z book politically amazing is it predicted pushing the ultra orthodox would lead to an Israeli downfall
The ones that bang the drums of war the loudest…are always the first to run and hide from serving.
It feels like every article posted on reddit is just wishful thinking.
Government collapse doesn’t mean what a lot of people think it means. Their government structure will function just fine. The day to day lives of people and the economy will function as normal. The ruling legislative body will be in knots and arguments, but that’s about it.
FYI: Israel is a parliamentary system (the US, on the other hand, is presidential), where “government” is not synonymous to the state, but instead refers to what the US would term an “administration”. So a “government collapse” in a parliamentary system is not as dramatic as it sounds.
It doesn’t mean that Israel as a state is collapsing, it just means that the current PM and cabinet are out and they will elect someone new.
Yeah fuckin right 🙄
And Putin and Trump are both on death’s door too, right?
Even if this Israeli government falls and elections are called, the likeliest result is that the new government will just be a facelift of the current Israeli policy. It’ll be slightly less brutal, but Palestinians will still suffer and nothing will fundamentally change. Pressure against Israel on human rights grounds shouldn’t let up just because they’re playing another round of Prime Minister musical chairs.
They’ve basically agreed to enough things that the worst-case scenario is it collapses by 4 weeks of the actual end date. Keep in mind it’s historically quite uncommon for Israeli governments to reach the end period. It’s just a testament to Netanyahu’s political skills that he was able to not only hold together this coalition after the worst attack and security failure in Israel’s history, but to recover enough in the polls that his ouster is now no longer the likely result.
The biggest threat to Israel’s existence ironically is these guys and not their Arab neighbours
Good. Draft those fuckers.
Craziest thing that the ultra orthodox are supportive of the war but don’t need to put their own people in harm’s way and they think that is ok.
“Marionette expected to collapse due to weak leg muscles.”
No need to worry, I’m sure Trump will come rescue them
Promise?
It won’t
If the Israeli government collapses, it means we might actually get some legit negotiations done.
what’s ironic about claims about Israel being “apartheid” is that they are referring to Palestinians – not citizens of Israel. Israel is actually apartheid but not in the way they expect: the ultra-orthodox have their own set of rules, get enormous amounts of handouts from the government, and are exempted from military service that is mandatory for every other Jew. Very weird indeed
I mean elections in October regardless, but i wouldnt object to it happening earlier… Too bad this couldnt happen a year or two ago tho