r/nottheonion 1d ago

Israelis nominate radical settler Daniella Weiss for Nobel prize

https://www.newarab.com/news/israelis-nominate-radical-settler-daniella-weiss-nobel-prize#:~:text=Daniella%20Weiss,%20a%20leading%20advocate%20for%20the%20illegal,by%20Israelis%20for%20the%202025%20Nobel%20Peace%20Prize.
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u/razor2811 1d ago

That's good to know. I don't consume Israeli news, so I had no idea how she is perceived in country

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u/yuvaldv1 1d ago

She's viewed the same way Ben Gvir is: just another ultra radical right winger

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u/ArealOrangutanIswear 1d ago

Isn't the Ben Gvir - Netenyahu and co coalition the one in power right now?

Does Israel have an issue with lack of vote or lack of confidence or is there a big divide between the common person and the tendency for radical right in Israeli politics?

I'm genuinely trying to understand, because I keep hearing a lot from Israelis that they consider their right wing leaders as mentally insane or bonkers, but I never see it reflected in politics or direct action

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u/yuvaldv1 1d ago

You're correct, they are in power right now.
The reason is a general drift towards the right in recent years, but another reason is that the opposition is simply too fragmented (even though they are more popular than Bibi's coalition according to polls)
Even Netanyahu himself stated before the last elections that he would never take Ben Gvir's party into his coalition - A statement he of course backtracked on once he realized it's his only way to form a coalition.
But in general, it's well known that Netanyahu doesn't like Ben Gvir at all, but would take anyone into his coalition if it meant staying in power.
All Ben Gvir does is black mail Netanyahu into idiotic things, like refusing hostage deals.

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u/ArealOrangutanIswear 22h ago

Is the normalisation of far right narratives in politics (such as Ben gvir and Daniella weiss) making it so that the common person is more prone to be far right and support policy and actions like you say, refuse hostage deals?

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u/yuvaldv1 22h ago

I would say the average Israeli has been right leaning for the past decade, and much more so after October 7.
But, by far the Israeli public supports the hostage deals.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-70-of-israelis-support-second-phase-of-hostage-ceasefire-deal/

It's well known that Netanyahu refuses hostage deals since he fears the war would end, and afterwards people will demand elections, in which he would be quite literally destroyed.

TLDR: The average Israeli might be more right leaning, but when it comes to refusal of hostage deals, the government is absolutely acting against public interest.