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    Election after election after ... Is it harming Israeli democracy?

    Nov 18, 2019 5 minutes

    With the deadline looming for forming a new government two months after an invective-filled general election, Israel is staring down a sobering anniversary.

    Since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first dissolved parliament last December in preparation for an earlier round of elections, a “transition” caretaker-like government has effectively been running the country on autopilot, unable to embark on new policy directions or fund new initiatives.

    There is no shortage of challenges. The nation’s health-care system and hospitals are underfunded; there’s no national budget for 2020; and a multi-year plan for the military is waiting for approval. To say nothing of transportation projects, a moribund peace process, or security: the strategic threat posed by Iran and a more powerful Hezbollah to the north, and the ever-present danger of escalation in Gaza.

    But the prolonged

    Indictments expectedSuspicions about timingNo solution from public

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