However, he was not able to gain enough support in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, to form a governing coalition. On Nov. 21, the Prime Minister was indicted on charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust—becoming the first sitting Israeli premier to face criminal charges. Part of the problem is that historically, the changing circumstances facing Israel have forced parties to fracture, dissolve and rebrand. That being said, the situation in Jerusalem today also points to a larger problem: the shortcomings of an electoral system based on proportional representation. From its founding, the state of Israel has practiced one of the purest forms of proportional representation of any modern democracy.

Source: thestar December 01, 2019 09:11 UTC