Back from Thanksgiving break, Phil and Cooper give a thorough rundown of everything that’s been happening in Israel lately. In the span of a month, Israel’s two leading politicians have failed to form a new government, there’s been violence at the Gaza-Israel border, and Prime Minister Netanyahu not only got a political victory from the Trump Administration, but got indicted as well. And to top it all off, Israel looks like it’s headed for an unprecedented third do-over election. Al-Monitor contributor and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova joins the podcast to discuss.

• What's next for Netanyahu? (Mazal Mualem)

• Pompeo reinforces Netanyahu’s occupation policies (Akiva Eldar)

• US says Israeli settlements not necessarily illegal (Laura Rozen)

• Indicted for bribery, Netanyahu ramps up his victimization campaign (Ben Caspit)

• Netanyahu at war with legal system (Mazal Mualem)

• Killing of Islamic Jihad senior: Gantz falls into Netanyahu's trap (Yossi Beilin)

Extra Listening:

• Episode #78,   Honey I Shrunk My Coalition (11/29/2018): Phil, Cooper, and Danny Zaken discuss Netanyahu’s political majority falling apart after the departure of Avigdor Liberman along with threats of other cabinet members leaving.

• Episode #101,  Panic! At The Knesset (6/7/2019): Netanyahu fails at forming a majority government and calls snap elections for September.

• Episode #113,  Déjà-Yahu (9/20/2019): The second round of Israeli elections in 2019 show Gantz barely leading Netanyahu, but always signals another political stalemate.
  
  

Music: Noa Kirel - “Pouch” ( Spotify |  Apple Music)