Israel 2009

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I like Bibi, so a Likud government wouldn't be all that bad.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Idk much but given Constine's support Likud must be awful

I'm still a Kadima guy, but I also like Bibi.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Right.  Sorry.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

The 2009 Knesset election's list of the Labour party:
1. Ehud Barak (b. 1942, former PM and current leader of the party, didn't participate in the primaries as the chairman of the party)
2. Isaac Herzog (b. 1960, current minister of Welfare and Social Services, son of former president of Israel and Labour MK Chaim Herzog)
3. Ofir Pines (b. 1961, former minister of internal affairs and a powerful figure in the party, I'd say one of the frontrunners in future Labour chairman elections).
4. Avishay Braverman (b. 1948, a man of the academy, former president of a university and the head of a powerful Knesset committee, resembling the committees of appropriations and of the budget in US congress combined)
5. Shelly Yachimovich (b. 1960, former journalist and a future prospect of the party)
6. Matan Vilnai (b. 1944, former general and Deputy Chief of Staff in the IDF, current deputy defence minister)
7. Eitan Cabel (b. 1959, didn’t participate in the primaries, slot reserved to the Labour general secretary)
8. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (b. 1936, minister of National Infrastructure, former Labour chairman and defence minister)
9. Yuli Tamir (b. 1954, minister of education, 9th slot reserved to women, otherwise would have been 10th)
10. Amir Peretz (b. 1952, former Labour chairman and defence minister during the last war)
11. Daniel Ben-Simon (b. 1953, a new-comer, former journalist)
12. Shalon Simhon (b. 1956, minister of Agriculture, the slot reserved to the Moshavim, a rural sector in Israel)
13. Orit Noked (b. 1952, the slot reserved to the Kibbutzim, traditionaly a pro-Labour sector)
14. Einat Vilf (b. 1970)

Most polls today shows the ILP with 7-8 seats though I won’t be surprised if it get up to 12 seats.
All in all can't say I'm surprised with the primaries results.

Interesting; I'm looking forward to these elections.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

When will the primaries be held for the other major parties?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Only Kadima to go, and their primaries are on 17th December.

Thanks.  How did the other major primaries go?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Likud- 34

Kadima- 20

Wow.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I wonder what impact the recent bombings will have on the election?  I would guess it will provide a boost to Likud.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Will this mean a further bleeding of Labour's Arab vote?

Yeah, I'd guess so.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

As expected, the supreme court reinstated Balad (8-1 decision) and Ra'am-Ta'al (9-0).

Probably a good thing.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

What is Lieberman under investigation for?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

What is the most likely coalition for the next Knesset?  Are there any possible surprises?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Why is YB polling so high all of a sudden?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I don't think Yamor is calling Lieberman a moderate, just saying that he is more moderate than people make him out to be.