国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Political deadlock deepens as Israel heads to record 3rd election
<p><span word="JERUSALEM">JERUSALEM</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 12-- <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="expired">expired</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Knesset">Knesset</span>, <span word="dissolved">dissolved</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2, 2020. <span word="Apparently">Apparently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="deadlock">deadlock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="Unless">Unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="stalemate">stalemate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="Israelis">Israelis</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span>, <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="indictments">indictments</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="plunged">plunged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="disarray">disarray</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="fortified">fortified</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indicted">indicted</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indicted">indicted</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="court">court</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ofer">Ofer</span> <span word="Kenig">Kenig</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="Democracy">Democracy</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leftist">leftist</span> <span word="elites">elites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overthrow">overthrow</span> <span word="him">him</span>."</p>
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