I am getting similar questions from a lot of people: How is it that Yamina can demand so much, including the prime ministry, despite having only 7 seats?
My younger and smarter brother cannily pointed out that this situation is very similar to the flagpole question in Chapter 12 of the truly excellent book "More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School" by Louis Sachar.
Read it and work through the problems and you'll understand.
Read it and work through the problems and you'll understand.
Yes, this recommendation sounds silly. But that book - like its predecessor, Sideways Arithmetic - was an excellent introduction for us as elementary school kids to fascinating concepts like demand/supply curves and the unexpected hanging paradox, without us even knowing it.
And the flagpole question has useful direct parallels to Israel's current political situation.
Go and read it. It's enlightening.
Go and read it. It's enlightening.
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