66. What is Wrong with Israel’s Politics? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>What is wrong with Israel’s politics? In the last two years, they have had four different elections. Each time no leader has been able to form a government, and no political parties have been willing to work together. Despite an election being held only a few weeks ago in March, it is already a possibility that a new election will need to be held in the summer. Let’s discuss some of the problems in Israeli politics, as well as practice using advanced political vocabulary!</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/07/66-what-is-wrong-with-israels-politics-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT -- </strong>https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/07/<strong>66-what-is-wrong-with-israels-politics-english-vocabulary-lesson</strong>/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <h4><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h4> <p><strong>Informed (adj) - having a lot of knowledge or information about something</strong></p> <p><em>I will keep you informed about my decision</em></p> <p><strong>Coalition (n) - the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time, or a government that is formed in this way</strong></p> <p><em>By forming a coalition, the rebels and the oppositions parties defeated the government</em></p> <p><strong>Short-lived (adj) - lasting only for a brief time</strong></p> <p><em>I had a few relationships at college, most of which were fairly short-lived</em></p> <p><strong>To convert (v) - to cause something to change in form or character</strong></p> <p><em>Could we convert the bedroom to an office</em></p> <p><strong>Threshold (n) - the level or point at which something starts to happen</strong></p> <p><em>He earns £200 a month, which is way below the threshold for paying tax</em></p> <p><strong>To fall out (phrasal v) - to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them</strong></p> <p><em>He left home after falling out with his parents</em></p> <p><strong>Allegation (n) - a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal</strong></p> <p><em>The allegations of corruption were not true</em></p> <p><strong>Autocratic (adj) - demanding that people obey completely, without asking or caring about anyone else's opinions</strong></p> <p><em>The president resigned after 30 years of autocratic rule</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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