"Squeezing the lemon" as coalition negotiations continue

Kan English · Nov 21, 2022 · 17m

The reported difficulties in the Likud's negotiations to form the new government are about "squeezing the lemon" as political partners try to get the most of their demands, according to political scientist Abraham Diskin, professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He told KAN reporter Naomi Segal that overall, the emerging coalition is a cohesive one and understandings will be reached. On criticism of the override clause the coalition is expected to pass and which critics warn is a threat to Israeli democracy, Diskin takes the view that there is a need to rein in court…