Why Voting to Maintain the Occupation is Rational for Israelis

Israeli elections are right around the corner. But for a country that controls millions of non-citizens, the concept of democracy becomes muddled. In this episode, +972 Magazine writer Noam Sheizaf explains why, as opposed to the one- or two-state paradigm most of the world thinks in, Israelis consistently vote for a third option: maintaining the occupation just as it is. "Netanyahu and the right have been saying to Israelis that, not only is the status quo is significantly better than the ...