Labor was on the brink of extinction only a couple of weeks ago. Now it’s Meretz’s turn to signal polling distress. Why are Israel’s old parties of the left, once in power, now on life-support?

 

In episode 7 of Haaretz’s Election Overdose podcast, co-hosts Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin, along with this week’s guest, recovering lefty Ben-Dror Yemini, diagnose the Israeli left’s chronic decline. Also, how deep is Netanyahu in league with the far-right and will his trial or Joe Biden’s ghosting of him damage him at the polls?

Further reading: Israel Voice Index Survey, February 7, 2021 - https://en.idi.org.il/articles/33594

Labor was on the brink of extinction only a couple of weeks ago. Now it&rsquo;s Meretz&rsquo;s turn to signal polling distress. Why are Israel&rsquo;s old parties of the left, once in power, now on life-support?
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In episode 7 of Haaretz&rsquo;s Election Overdose podcast, co-hosts Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin, along with this week&rsquo;s guest, recovering lefty Ben-Dror Yemini, diagnose the Israeli left&rsquo;s chronic decline. Also, how deep is Netanyahu in league with the far-right and will his trial or Joe Biden&rsquo;s ghosting of him damage him at the polls?
Further reading: Israel Voice Index Survey, February 7, 2021 - <a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/3LBwDWwskLrgVegBZxF8Ntz6H2?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.idi.org.il%2Farticles%2F33594">https://en.idi.org.il/articles/33594</a>

Haaretz’s weekly podcast on Israel’s 2022 election with Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin

Haaretz’s weekly podcast on Israel’s 2022 election with Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin

Election Overdose Podcast

A special Haaretz podcast on Israel's 2022 election, covering all the drama up until Election Day, and the political quagmire that could follow.  

A special Haaretz podcast on Israel's 2022 election, covering all the drama up until Election Day, and the political quagmire that could follow.

Election Overdose

The not-so-mysterious death of the Israeli left

Have Israel's election results got you down? No one parses the voters' choice like Election Overdose hosts Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin. In the special one-hour season finale, they walk through all the nerdy data and critical commentary to make sense of what just happened.

Learn why Netanyahu won big, but Likud fared poorly; where we think Naftali Bennett's voters went, and who really should be blamed for Meretz failing to enter the Knesset.  Find out about turnout in Likud strongholds, voter breakdown in a small kibbutz in the Negev, and which Overdose host was once an outstanding dairy farmer. Bring a glass of whiskey, take two aspirin before bed, and see you for the next election. 

Overdose is over, but don't stop following Dahlia (@dahliasc) and Anshel (@AnshelPfeffer) on twitter and keep read their articles and columns on Haaretz.com.

Have Israel's <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2022-11-03/ty-article/israel-election-final-results-netanyahu-jewish-far-right-win-power-fiasco-for-left/00000184-3e80-daf1-abc4-7f9a53f40000">election results</a> got you down? No one parses the voters' choice like Election Overdose hosts Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin. In the special one-hour season finale, they walk through all the nerdy data and critical commentary to make sense of what just happened.
Learn why Netanyahu won big, but <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2022-11-03/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-in-coalition-talks-with-anti-lgbtq-party-could-walk-back-conversion-therapy-ban/00000184-3cec-db4b-a7cf-beff20110000">Likud </a>fared poorly; where we think Naftali Bennett's voters went, and who really should be blamed for <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2022-11-03/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-arab-leaders-who-brought-bibi-and-ben-gvir-upon-themselves/00000184-3f38-d13b-afb5-ff7db94d0000">Meretz </a>failing to enter the Knesset.  Find out about turnout in Likud strongholds, voter breakdown in a small kibbutz in the Negev, and which Overdose host was once an outstanding dairy farmer. Bring a glass of whiskey, take two aspirin before bed, and see you for the next election. 
Overdose is over, but don't stop following Dahlia (<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siKy8HhycJ8MMTkdzY2?h=03Z84ySJBebeDvayqLh9um1f7ih1kFJdG7hvrz_xpHk=&amp;u=https://twitter.com/dahliasc" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siKy8HhycJ8MMTkdzY2?h%3D03Z84ySJBebeDvayqLh9um1f7ih1kFJdG7hvrz_xpHk%3D%26u%3Dhttps://twitter.com/dahliasc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667597893768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05wrm5UJfa_l8qLvl_TqPN">@dahliasc</a>) and Anshel (<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siF8w1FMvhiQXYD5bPQ?h=3hnXL-wUDVmBegOK-C2Ka-pve4_7R_mm1rCMKirEz0Y=&amp;u=https://twitter.com/AnshelPfeffer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siF8w1FMvhiQXYD5bPQ?h%3D3hnXL-wUDVmBegOK-C2Ka-pve4_7R_mm1rCMKirEz0Y%3D%26u%3Dhttps://twitter.com/AnshelPfeffer&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667597893769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1lDBllThLYGwQgHaIPM7aE">@AnshelPfeffer</a>) on twitter and keep read their <a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siVdWrdCyUxF1JqknqG?h=bX6UqxihByWkOybZul-2cDMV7Qh72NaeRbqgzIIvbk8=&amp;u=https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d494-a17f-de27a1400000" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siVdWrdCyUxF1JqknqG?h%3DbX6UqxihByWkOybZul-2cDMV7Qh72NaeRbqgzIIvbk8%3D%26u%3Dhttps://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d494-a17f-de27a1400000&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667597893769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16z57KmKXj3qqM56SzXMvk">articles </a>and <a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siQoKaAbHtYJBPJCPge?h=QOebnIvTbNhep2KCdzLParP7DR4l0GD9bOhypDbN2Iw=&amp;u=https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d249-ab7f-fbe5a2c40000" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siQoKaAbHtYJBPJCPge?h%3DQOebnIvTbNhep2KCdzLParP7DR4l0GD9bOhypDbN2Iw%3D%26u%3Dhttps://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d249-ab7f-fbe5a2c40000&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667597893769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3fEW9YLa8mQEUGD5fYpgOg">columns </a>on Haaretz.com.

Final episode: Understanding Bibi's comeback

With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the campaign has moved to high-tempo. Or has it? This week’s Election Overdose episode tries to work out why no issues have caught the public’s attention so far in the long campaign and asks whether the controversial judicial reform proposals of the far-right Religious Zionism party will gain traction. Also: Will the public opinion polls ever move before November 1? 

Subscribe to Election Overdose for the right dose of parties, people, politicians and polls in Israel's fifth in the never-ending election cycle. Follow Dahlia (@dahliasc) and Anshel (@AnshelPfeffer) on twitter and read more of their articles and columns on Haaretz.com.

With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the campaign has moved to high-tempo. Or has it? This week’s Election Overdose episode tries to work out why no issues have caught the public’s attention so far in the long campaign and asks whether the controversial judicial reform proposals of the far-right Religious Zionism party will gain traction. Also: Will the public opinion polls ever move before November 1? 
Subscribe to Election Overdose for the right dose of parties, people, politicians and polls in Israel's fifth in the never-ending election cycle. Follow Dahlia (<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siKy8HhycJ8MMTkdzY2?h=03Z84ySJBebeDvayqLh9um1f7ih1kFJdG7hvrz_xpHk=&amp;u=https://twitter.com/dahliasc" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siKy8HhycJ8MMTkdzY2?h%3D03Z84ySJBebeDvayqLh9um1f7ih1kFJdG7hvrz_xpHk%3D%26u%3Dhttps://twitter.com/dahliasc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665165854205000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1aozFL0U6cTLBHDmk5EspG">@dahliasc</a>) and Anshel (<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siF8w1FMvhiQXYD5bPQ?h=3hnXL-wUDVmBegOK-C2Ka-pve4_7R_mm1rCMKirEz0Y=&amp;u=https://twitter.com/AnshelPfeffer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siF8w1FMvhiQXYD5bPQ?h%3D3hnXL-wUDVmBegOK-C2Ka-pve4_7R_mm1rCMKirEz0Y%3D%26u%3Dhttps://twitter.com/AnshelPfeffer&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665165854205000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2mJ_S6HyALHm3TqpFgJ5jd">@AnshelPfeffer</a>) on twitter and read more of their <a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siVdWrdCyUxF1JqknqG?h=bX6UqxihByWkOybZul-2cDMV7Qh72NaeRbqgzIIvbk8=&amp;u=https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d494-a17f-de27a1400000" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siVdWrdCyUxF1JqknqG?h%3DbX6UqxihByWkOybZul-2cDMV7Qh72NaeRbqgzIIvbk8%3D%26u%3Dhttps://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d494-a17f-de27a1400000&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665165854205000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3LCD5vbYaxAR-nDQVpvYyG">articles </a>and <a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siQoKaAbHtYJBPJCPge?h=QOebnIvTbNhep2KCdzLParP7DR4l0GD9bOhypDbN2Iw=&amp;u=https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d249-ab7f-fbe5a2c40000" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siQoKaAbHtYJBPJCPge?h%3DQOebnIvTbNhep2KCdzLParP7DR4l0GD9bOhypDbN2Iw%3D%26u%3Dhttps://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d249-ab7f-fbe5a2c40000&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665165854206000&amp;usg=AOvVaw379DsSlCoRaibnStDMyo8-">columns </a>on Haaretz.com.

Money time: Israel's election campaign starts now

Will religious Jewish determine the results in Israel's election? With just 25 days to go and each electoral bloc desperate for the final push to reach a 61-seat majority, Israel's national religious community faces surprisingly tough choices.

Which parties could be attractive to moderate religious right-wing voters in Israel? Why did the ultra-nationalist Jewish supremacist party call itself Religious Zionism, and why is it doing so well in all electoral surveys?

To answer these questions, Overdose hosts Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin talk with Yair Ettinger, religious affairs commentator for Israel's Kan news, and author of The Great Split, a new book about the dilemmas defining and dividing the national religious community in Israel today.

Subscribe to Election Overdose for the right dose of parties, people, politicians and polls in Israel's fifth in the never-ending election cycle. Follow Dahlia (@dahliasc) and Anshel (@AnshelPfeffer) on twitter and read more of their articles and columns on Haaretz.com.

Will religious Jewish determine the results in Israel's election? With just 25 days to go and each electoral bloc desperate for the final push to reach a 61-seat majority, Israel's national religious community faces surprisingly tough choices.
Which parties could be attractive to moderate religious right-wing voters in Israel? Why did the ultra-nationalist Jewish supremacist party call itself Religious Zionism, and why is it doing so well in all electoral surveys?
To answer these questions, Overdose hosts Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin talk with Yair Ettinger, religious affairs commentator for Israel's Kan news, and author of The Great Split, a new book about the dilemmas defining and dividing the national religious community in Israel today.
Subscribe to Election Overdose for the right dose of parties, people, politicians and polls in Israel's fifth in the never-ending election cycle. Follow Dahlia (<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siKy8HhycJ8MMTkdzY2?h=03Z84ySJBebeDvayqLh9um1f7ih1kFJdG7hvrz_xpHk=&amp;u=https://twitter.com/dahliasc" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siKy8HhycJ8MMTkdzY2?h%3D03Z84ySJBebeDvayqLh9um1f7ih1kFJdG7hvrz_xpHk%3D%26u%3Dhttps://twitter.com/dahliasc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665165854205000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1aozFL0U6cTLBHDmk5EspG">@dahliasc</a>) and Anshel (<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siF8w1FMvhiQXYD5bPQ?h=3hnXL-wUDVmBegOK-C2Ka-pve4_7R_mm1rCMKirEz0Y=&amp;u=https://twitter.com/AnshelPfeffer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siF8w1FMvhiQXYD5bPQ?h%3D3hnXL-wUDVmBegOK-C2Ka-pve4_7R_mm1rCMKirEz0Y%3D%26u%3Dhttps://twitter.com/AnshelPfeffer&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665165854205000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2mJ_S6HyALHm3TqpFgJ5jd">@AnshelPfeffer</a>) on twitter and read more of their <a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siVdWrdCyUxF1JqknqG?h=bX6UqxihByWkOybZul-2cDMV7Qh72NaeRbqgzIIvbk8=&amp;u=https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d494-a17f-de27a1400000" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siVdWrdCyUxF1JqknqG?h%3DbX6UqxihByWkOybZul-2cDMV7Qh72NaeRbqgzIIvbk8%3D%26u%3Dhttps://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d494-a17f-de27a1400000&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665165854205000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3LCD5vbYaxAR-nDQVpvYyG">articles </a>and <a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siQoKaAbHtYJBPJCPge?h=QOebnIvTbNhep2KCdzLParP7DR4l0GD9bOhypDbN2Iw=&amp;u=https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d249-ab7f-fbe5a2c40000" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clicktime.symantec.com/15siQoKaAbHtYJBPJCPge?h%3DQOebnIvTbNhep2KCdzLParP7DR4l0GD9bOhypDbN2Iw%3D%26u%3Dhttps://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d249-ab7f-fbe5a2c40000&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665165854206000&amp;usg=AOvVaw379DsSlCoRaibnStDMyo8-">columns </a>on Haaretz.com.

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