Israel’s “Red Wave”

There is still a chance that either Meretz or Balad could pass the threshold when all the votes are counted, but even then, it’s still likely that the Bibi bloc could hang in there with 61 or 62 seats.

What forces and trends influenced Israeli voters to kick out the left and ride a center-right, or red wave into power?

I sat in on a conference call with two pundits today and will share some of their thoughts, as well as mine.

Let’s start with Aviv Bushinsky, a former media advisor to Binyamin Netanyahu. He made three main points: