Bibi, it’s cold outside: Israel’s improbable coalition
The Intelligence from The Economist 
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The only thing that unites the parties of a <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/05/30/israels-opposition-has-finally-mustered-a-majority-to-dislodge-binyamin-netanyahu?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">would-be government</a> is the will to oust Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. What chance their coalition can secure political stability? A new report reveals where the gangsters of the Balkans are stashing their loot: in an increasingly distorted <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/05/22/balkan-money-laundering-is-booming?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">property market</a>. And a look at the <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/05/29/canadians-are-in-a-flutter-about-butter?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mysterious case</a> of Canada’s hardened butter. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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