Five ways of looking at Israel's 19th Knesset
This is the way the results (*) of the elections are being presented in the Israeli press:
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Left Vs. Right
LEFT BLOC-------------------------------------RIGHT BLOC
Left bloc comprise:
Labor (15), Yesh Atid (19), Hatnuah (6), Kadima (2), United Arab List (4), Meretz (6), Balad (3), Hadash (4), with a total of 59 seats.
Right bloc comprise:
Likud Yisrael Beiteinu (31), Jewish Home (12), Shas (11), United Torah Judaism (7), with a total of 61 seats.
Other, perhaps more accurate ways to present the election results are:
Left bloc comprise: Meretz (6), Balad (3), Hadash (4) with a total of 13 seats.
Right bloc comprise: Likud Yisrael Beiteinu (31), Jewish Home (12), Shas (11), United Torah Judaism (7), Labor (15), Yesh Atid (19), Hatnuah (6), Kadima (2), United Arab List (4), with a total of 107 seats.
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Non-Jews Vs. Jews
Non-Jews-----------------------------------------------Jews
The 19th Knesset will comprise 12 Non-Jews and 108 Jews.
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Women Vs. Men
Women------------------------------------------------Men
The 19th Knneset will comprise 22 women and 98 men.
(*The graphics were based on the early results, that has somewhat changed since then. Most notably, there will be 27 women in the Knesset and not 22.)
IV. Willing Vs. Unwilling for a two state solution
Willing---------------------------------------------Unwilling
[This post first appeared in the London Review of Books blog. Neve Gordon can be reached through his website www.israelsoccupation.info]
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