Shirazi

Lover of #Israel and חובב דקדוק.

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

@NateSilver538 In Israel the Health Ministry plans to start doing just that, starting tomorrow: https://t.co/DHDoZ0MV9D - will be incredibly interesting to see the results.

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@EylonALevy Since money is fungible, what that really means is that the EU is funding the salaries of the terrorists.

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

If Yariv Levin becomes justice minister and achieves even half of what's described in this article, Israel's governability will drastically improve. https://t.co/8sUglQVjom

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

In the UK, when protesters block critical transport infrastructure, police arrest them for disturbing public order, even when it means arresting 290 people. Would love to see the same in Israel
https://t.co/bUu4rAefbN

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

Israel's moved on from the two-state proposal. Diaspora Jewry and Israel advocates abroad must stop leaning on it as a crutch for all their arguments. It's not going to happen

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Update on this: it now appears that the plan to bring Kahlon (and his faction) back to the Likud by merging the parties is a serious one. In which case, he feasibly remains Finance Minister, and has to tidy up his own mess.

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

Let's discuss the incentives of the parties who got through. Lapid and Gantz are better off sitting in the opposition than the coalition. Better to wait until indictment and see what happens, build reputation as the main credible alternative.

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

Netanyahu has a coalition of 61 without Kahlon, so Kahlon needs him more than the other way round. Why does Kahlon need him? Very near threshold, faces fading into irrelevance in the opposition. Govt the only way he can stay visible to the electorate.

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

7. New wave of economic liberalism will mean a renewed focus on cutting unnecessary regulations and bureaucracy. Likud ministers will have this as one focus. Expect targets of one-stop shops, transparent sets of rules published online. Already adopted OECD's RIA methodology.

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

Predictions of things we will see in this coalition:
1. Judicial reform, probably in the form of the override clause. The Haredim want it (draft law), hard Right wants it, and most of Likud wants it. Kahlon is too weak to veto it.

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

At the same time, the long term agenda will be to cut the tax burden on the whole. Expect further cuts in corporation tax, income tax and definitely on tariffs.

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

In hindsight, the deal Bibi arranged between Bayit Yehudi and Otsma was justified. There were 8 right wing non-Haredi factions back then. After merger & Yishai withdrawal, 6. Only 4 made it; 6% of votes in the bin (7 seats). Any more division & he may not have had a coalition.

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

I'd like to highlight how outdated the terms used to describe the blocs are. For a long time now, the term "left" refers only to a tiny fringe. Half the map is Right. The rest are "centre". Time we updated the terminology.
https://t.co/j2G5endOtX

[Shirazi @ahashdarpanim]

OK, I'm back on Twitter, at least for a bit. #provoketheleft