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The sum-of-all-fears election

Why is Israel’s next election being driven more by fear than hope?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is depicted shaking hands with US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, in election campaign posters that hang on the headquarters of Netanyahu's Likud party in central Tel Aviv, as seen in a video published on August 1, 2019. (Screen capture: Youtube/Benjamin Netanyahu)

Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi join Dan Senor to discuss the emotional forces shaping Israel’s coming election. As Israelis prepare to vote, different communities are carrying different traumas, fears, and visions for the country’s future, from tensions over Arab and Haredi political power to questions of national unity, leadership, and diminishing hope that life there can improve. They also consider whether Israelis can rediscover the unity of October 8th and what Israelis and diaspora Jews are each looking for in the country’s next leader.

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