As an American voting in a two-party system, it is difficult to understand the political voting process of Israel. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum were fictional twins from, “Through the Looking Glass” who had slight differences but were almost the same. That is how the U.S. two party system was described for many years. The two parties are now vastly different and in many ways polar opposites. When I was in school we were taught that presidential candidates run to the middle and are very much the same. Now they run toward opposite ends. Today, candidates often do the opposite, emphasizing positions that energize their political base. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum seem to have retired from American politics.

The system in Israel is far more complex with over one hundred parties being represented in the Knesset over Israel’s history with most no longer in existence. Voters choose a party........

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