If Netanyahu goes, does anything really change for Palestinians?

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Four rival Israeli political movements have agreed to work together in a bid to unseat Israel’s longest serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.The factions – the Yashar party, the Democrats, the Yisrael Beytenu party and the Together alliance – span different parts of Israel’s political spectrum but say they are united in their goal to “preserve and strengthen Israel as a Jewish and democratic state”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel election double standard: Arab leader forced out, far right clearedlist 2 of 3Israeli barrier cuts off water to West Bank Palestinians before electionslist 3 of 3Israel could’ve ended Gaza war, freed captives sooner: Israel ex-negotiatorend of listThe opposition grouping is in a close battle with a pro-Netanyahu coalition heading into the October 27 elections, recent polling indicated, although neither side appeared on track to win a parliamentary majority.The election comes as Israel faces a series of domestic crises that are tearing at its social fabric, including questions over political accountability for alleged corruption and security failures, disputes over ultra-Orthodox military service and efforts to exclude Arab partie...

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