THREAD Last night’s vote against delaying the budget deadline means nothing can stop the Knesset dissolving @ midnight. Election on 23.3. I explained in @haaretzcom last month why Netanyahu doesn’t want a March election. Too many factors beyond his

A March election means the campaign will be dominated by 3 events beyond Netanyahu’s control: 1. 3rd wave of covid crashing down on Israel before vaccines have an impact 2. From January 20, a much less friendly administration in the US 3. Early February his bribery trial resumes
Netanyahu’s biggest advantage is that he’s going in to the election serving PM with control over the critical finance and health ministries. Gantz and his B&W ministers will remain in office but have much less power as discredited members of a zombie party
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Netanyahu’s campaign is going to have 2 themes: Only I could have brought millions of vaccines early to Israel (expect another show when he gets his 2nd jab) and my diplomacy brought peace with Arab states (he’s desperate to visit the UAE during the campaign). No-one else could.
Netanyahu’s biggest problem going in to the election, he won’t have Gantz to kick around any more and brand “weak left” but much more experienced right-wing challengers determined to take him out. Sa’ar, Bennett, Lieberman. Sa’ar tried and failed last year
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The next month & a half will be dominated by intra-party maneuvers as the candidates’ slates are prepared. Will Likud hold primaries? Will B&W implode or merge? Will Bennett get rid of Smotrich? Who will Labor merge with to survive? Will Lapid and Yaalon run together? Joint list?
Will new stars join the political show for the election? Tel Aviv Mayor Huldai said a few months ago that he will. Former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot is still a hot name. But is there room for a new party & would either of them join an existing party as no.2?
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There are some other interesting questions about this election. Will Netanyahu’s last political allies, the ultra-Orthodox parties, end up harming him at the polls by their refusal to abide by the covid-19 restrictions?
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Most of the election action will be on the right. What will happen in the left-wing wilderness? Can Labor survive? Will Meretz seriously try to include Arab candidates? Will the Joint List remain joined despite the Islamists’ cooperation with Netanyahu?
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Last tweet. New Covid-19 infections shot up yesterday to 3,594. This election campaign will almost certainly include another Coronavirus lockdown. Which will be bad for Netanyahu’s popularity but he’ll also tailor the lockdown’s restrictions and timing for his political purposes.

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So let's see a show of hands: how many of you even knew Huber was digging into the Clinton Foundation? While he was assisting Horowitz in his digging into the FISC/Steele Dossier/Fusion GPS/Perkins Coie/DNC/Hillary campaign stuff?


I'm sure Huber is coming to DC *only* to discuss Clinton Foundation things with Meadows and his committee.

He for certain, like, won't be huddling with Horowitz or that new guy, Whitaker while he's in town. That would NEVER HAPPEN. [wink wink wink!] 😉

I just spent a year and a half telling you they will SHOW YOU what they are REALLY DOING when they are READY.

Not before.

No matter how much whining is done about it.

I'm exhausted but it's worth it.

Now you know why they're f**king TERRIFIED of Whitaker, the closer tapped by Trump to come in late for the hysterical fireworks that will ensue soon.

Look who's suddenly fund raising for his legal defen- er, I mean, ha ha - his reelection campaign!

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