Bibi got back: Israel’s election
Economist Podcasts10 Huhti 2019

Bibi got back: Israel’s election

Binyamin Netanyahu looks set to win a fifth term as prime minister. How will his policies affect negotiations about some of the most contested land on Earth? Meanwhile in space, Israel’s Beresheet probe is set to land on the Moon—but the recent spate of lunar landings is more about national flag-planting than it is about science. And, how will economies adjust as the old increasingly outnumber the young?


Additional audio courtesy of NASA. Additional music "Fanfare" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod.

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