Mon. Jul 8th, 2024

Israel’s Rising Far-Right Can Thank the Youth Vote<!-- wp:html --><p>Lloyd Green</p> <p>Jewish supremacy appears to have scored a major victory in Tuesday’s Israeli elections.</p> <p>First round <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-election-benjamin-netanyahu-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shocking-comeback-as-prime-minister?ref=topic">exit polls show the Religious Zionism bloc</a> garnering 14 or 15 mandates in the country’s 120-seat parliament, which would make it the third largest party in the Knesset. Regardless of whether <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-maher-asks-benjamin-netanyahu-if-israel-will-retaliate-against-kanye-west">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> claws his way back to power (which appears to be a real possibility) or <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/israels-got-major-problems-but-its-not-an-apartheid-state">Israel</a> heads toward another election in spring 2023, the hard-right looms as a permanent fixture on Israel’s political landscape.</p> <p>Just hours before the polls closed, Jerusalem youth proudly bore the message of “To be a Jew in our land” and “It’s time for Ben-Gvir”, as they marched through the city’s Mahane Yehudah market. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221027-israel-s-far-right-leader-ben-gvir-wins-adoring-young-fans">For younger voters</a>, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/itamar-ben-gvir-is-an-extremist-who-could-destroy-israel-as-we-know-it">Itamar Ben-Gvir</a>’s authenticity matters.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/israels-rising-far-right-can-thank-the-youth-vote?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Lloyd Green

Jewish supremacy appears to have scored a major victory in Tuesday’s Israeli elections.

First round exit polls show the Religious Zionism bloc garnering 14 or 15 mandates in the country’s 120-seat parliament, which would make it the third largest party in the Knesset. Regardless of whether Benjamin Netanyahu claws his way back to power (which appears to be a real possibility) or Israel heads toward another election in spring 2023, the hard-right looms as a permanent fixture on Israel’s political landscape.

Just hours before the polls closed, Jerusalem youth proudly bore the message of “To be a Jew in our land” and “It’s time for Ben-Gvir”, as they marched through the city’s Mahane Yehudah market. For younger voters, Itamar Ben-Gvir’s authenticity matters.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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