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Polarization and the Hidden Israeli Center

JL;DR SUMMARY Recent surveys reveal a significant portion of Israeli voters feel politically homeless due to the entrenched polarization into two main blocs: those supporting PM Netanyahu (Bibi bloc) and those opposing him (Anyone-but-Bibi bloc). 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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Israeli SocietyNetanyahuPolitical PolarizationUnity GovernmentAnnexationModeratesHaredi ConscriptionIsraeli CenterPolitical Blocs

Places mentioned

Israel
"In an April 2024 survey conducted in collaboration with political strategist Moshe Klughaft and a leading Israeli polling service, Midgam, 70 percent of Israelis agreed with the following statement:"
Southern District, Israel
"opposition to the annexation of Judea, Samaria, and Gaza; opposition to a Palestinian state;"
Central District, Israel
"opposition to the annexation of Judea, Samaria, and Gaza; opposition to a Palestinian state;"
Jerusalem, Israel
"Thankfully, this process has already begun. At the height of the judicial reform protests, the aptly named Jerusalem-based group HaBait HaMeshutaf (the Shared Home) was one of the only groups that brought together opponents from the Left and Right, secular and religious."
United States
"For all their differences, the American and Israeli political systems appear to be sharing a moment: heightened levels of political division, leaders facing legal woes, accelerating demographic changes, and polarizing social and traditional media."
United Kingdom
"Similar crises plague Great Britain, France, Italy, and Spain, among other democracies."
France
"Similar crises plague Great Britain, France, Italy, and Spain, among other democracies."
Italy
"Similar crises plague Great Britain, France, Italy, and Spain, among other democracies."
Spain
"Similar crises plague Great Britain, France, Italy, and Spain, among other democracies."

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