Israel’s new leaders tilt right with settler deal, hinting at approach

Israel’s new leaders tilt right with settler deal, hinting at approach

A pair of recent decisions — both related to the most divisive issue in Israel, the Palestinian conflict — show how the government seems to have found, so far at least, a way to maneuver through a maze of sensitive issues while avoiding collapse: by tilting to the right, while giving its leftist and Arab members just enough concessions to justify staying in the alliance.