“Unusual,” “unprecedented” and “unlikely” are the commonly used adjectives to describe the uncommon coalition preparing to govern Israel. And their usage is perfectly understandable: If the current coalition survives the internal and external pressures it faces and takes office on June 14, it will truly be all of those un-words. Not only does the coalition encompass parties on the secular hard left and religious hard right, but also depends upon the support of an Israeli Arab party that, would you believe it, happens to be Islamist.
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