Israel's Pragmatic Center: Housing, Groceries, and the 2026 Vote
Israel votes on October 27, 2026 — the first election since October 7, 2023, and the first Knesset in decades to serve a full four-year term. Polls show the economy and cost of living are voters' top concern, yet the campaign and coalition math remain dominated by security, religion and state, and the referendum on Netanyahu. This episode traces the long collapse of the Israeli center-left from Mapai's dominance through the 2024 Labor-Meretz merger into The Democrats, unpacks why closed-list proportional representation produces thirteen parties and a permanent negotiation, and asks whether…
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