The Right Way to Make Israeli Politicians More Accountable

In the Israeli political system, mid-sized and small parties can wield disproportionate power through their ability to walk out of a governing coalition and thereby topple the prime minister, or simply work their will by threatening to walk out. Previous efforts to reduce the clout of smaller parties have failed or backfired. Although the current system doesn’t create the governmental instability often ascribed to it, extortion by junior coalition partners is a real problem, to which Emmanuel Navon suggests a solution: