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'Israelis are furious': Netanyahu's Bugs Bunny cross-examination and the prospect of new elections

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JL;DR SUMMARY As Prime Minister Netanyahu's cross-examination in his corruption trial proceeds, many Israelis remain preoccupied with the ongoing Gaza conflict, feeling disconnected from the courtroom drama. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Ultra OrthodoxNetanyahuIsraeli PoliticsGaza ConflictPublic OpinionDegel HatorahCorruption TrialMilitary ExemptionNew ElectionsPublic Dissatisfaction

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"I'm Alison Kaplan Sommer in Tel Aviv."
Israel
"Pundits and polls in Israel repeatedly attribute Netanyahu's desire to continue with conflicts instead of ending them with saving his own political skin and keeping himself from a criminal conviction."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"The growing death toll in Gaza, exchanges of fire in Syria, and ongoing missile attacks from the Houthis in Yemen sending Israelis into shelters on a daily basis, not to mention diplomatic isolation and disturbing anti-Semitic violence abroad."
Syria
"The growing death toll in Gaza, exchanges of fire in Syria, and ongoing missile attacks from the Houthis in Yemen sending Israelis into shelters on a daily basis, not to mention diplomatic isolation and disturbing anti-Semitic violence abroad."
Yemen
"The growing death toll in Gaza, exchanges of fire in Syria, and ongoing missile attacks from the Houthis in Yemen sending Israelis into shelters on a daily basis, not to mention diplomatic isolation and disturbing anti-Semitic violence abroad."

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