Roger Cohen is either a racist, a fool, or suicidal. His utterly stupid column this week has been parsed by plenty of others, and I have no desire to rehash his drivel.
Cohen doubts that “Hamas is sincere in its calls for Israel’s disappearance.” That must mean that the recent poll conducted in the P.A. shows [...]
Archive for the ‘Elections’ Category
Cohen: Murder Leads to Peace
Posted in Elections, Media, Middle East, Politics, Stupidity on March 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Peretz is a Delusional Idiot
Posted in Elections, Israel, Knesset, Politics, Ridiculous, Stupidity on February 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
In light of Labor’s dismal showing at the polls, Amir Peretz thinks he can win back the chairmanship of the Labor Party. This is the former labor leader who shut down the country at whim, turned Defense Minister and cost Israeli lives and a failed war.
I hope he wins. It will truly spell the end [...]
National Unity Government?
Posted in Elections, Israel, Knesset, Media, Politics on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shmuel Rosner, whose analysis is generally very good, has been pushing a theory over the last couple of days regarding the will of the Israeli electorate, claiming the elections were “a victory for the center,” and that the public wants a national unity government. Rosner argues that people did not vote along ideological lines, rather [...]
Livni + Lieberman?
Posted in Elections, Israel, Knesset, Politics on February 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
There are two ways in which Kadima and Yisrael Beitenu will be members of the same coalition. Either under Livni or under Bibi. As I’ve already said, the only way Livni can form a coalition is if Lieberman sells out. Yes, Bibi could join a Livni-led coalition, but if Lieberman holds his own, I don’t [...]
More Analysis – and “Make Your Own Coalition”
Posted in Elections, Israel, Knesset, Politics on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Netanyahu has announced he will not agree to a rotation arrangement with Livni, saying, “We will not [agree to] a rotation government, we intend to form the [largest possible coalition] government.”* To me, this says one of two things:
Option 1 – he will try to head a coalition, with Kadima as a member. I [...]
Livni, Not a Failure?
Posted in Elections, Israel, Knesset, Politics, Ridiculous on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think it’s pretty incredible how Peretz, Halutz and Olmert are all remembered as complete failures for the disgrace in Lebanon 2.5 years ago. Yet, somehow Livni managed to emerge untainted. And she’s the architect of the failure known as UNSC 1701…
Anyone care to proffer an explanation?
Celebration of Democracy?
Posted in Elections, Israel, Jewish, Knesset, Politics on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Israel pretends to be a free country. However, it seems that when things get a little difficult, the authorities prefer to capitulate in the face of threats, rather than live up to their responsibilities.
Last week, Justice Eliezer Rivlin turned down Mazuz’s request to deny Baruch Marzel from officiating as chairman of the ballot committee in [...]
Mazuz v. The Law
Posted in Elections, Israel, Jewish, Politics, Ridiculous on February 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Politics as usual. That’s what I should think. It happens all the time. People who hold important positions in the government of Israel act out of self-interest, for cheap political ends, as opposed to representing the people.
Attorney General Menachem Mazuz has long been a particularly disgusting individual of this sort. This past week he made [...]
How Many?
Posted in America, Elections, Politics on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Barack Obama is now the President of the United States. No news there. I have no interest in discussing any errors that were or were not made in the oath of office yesterday. I don’t think that is very interesting. What I do find interesting is that in the first few lines of his inaugural [...]
Labor Collapses, Kadima Sticks Around
Posted in Elections, Israel, Knesset, Politics on November 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The latest pre-election polls came out today, and Labor is the big loser. According to the poll, if elections were held today, Likud would win 32 seats in the Knesset, whereas Labor would have only 8(!) seats. According to the poll, Netanyahu would be able to form 65-seat coalition, made up of Yisrael Beiteinu, Shas, [...]
