Israel

[danny]

Bump.  If no coalition is formed, when will the next elections be held?

Early next year, probably. But the chances of a new coalition are pretty small now.

Interesting.  Has anybody seen any polls recently?

Election will be Feb 10th

a recent poll

Kadima 29
Likud 28
Labor 11
Shas 11
Yisrael Beiteinu 9
New reeligous party (Mafdal + ichud leumi) 7
Agudat Israel 7
Meretz 6
Greens0-2
Gil 0-2
Chadash+ta'al+ ra'am 10

Interesting; is that an improvement for Likud?

A big one, they had all time loa of 12 seats in the outgoing Knesset because many of their leaders (Sharon, Olmart) moved to Kadima.

I meant in terms of the polls.

Oh, I see. They had 26 to 33 so this one is not that good.

Any idea why?

I guess with some old faces coming back this week to the party (Beny Begin, Dan Meridor) they might come better on the next poll.

Intersting.  Well, the election is coming soon, so we'll know.

February 10th is soon?

Considering the length of some other election campaigns 3 months is nothing.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Wow, this thread was far back.

[The Mikado]

Tuesday's going to have huge repercussions.

[Governor PiT]

Tuesday's going to have huge repercussions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akWdJh7auVA&eurl=http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2009/02/warmongers-who-sold-you-iraq-war-are.html

[Ronnie]

^ Propaganda and slander

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Any word on possible coalitions yet?

[Hash]

Any word on possible coalitions yet?

Likud-Yisrael Beitenu-Kadima.

[danny]

Any word on possible coalitions yet?

Livni rejected Bibis for now so it looks like a narrow right coalition (Likud-YB-Shas-UTJ-NU-Jewish Home). however, some Kadima members have indicated that they would like to sit in the coalition, so Kadima may split with one part in opposition and the other in the coalition.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Any word on possible coalitions yet?

Livni rejected Bibis for now so it looks like a narrow right coalition (Likud-YB-Shas-UTJ-NU-Jewish Home).

I wouldn't exactly call a 65-55 majority "narrow"

[danny]

Any word on possible coalitions yet?

Livni rejected Bibis for now so it looks like a narrow right coalition (Likud-YB-Shas-UTJ-NU-Jewish Home).

I wouldn't exactly call a 65-55 majority "narrow"

In Israel that's pretty small compared to recent coalitions, and it's smaller than a coalition that would have included Kadima.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It's also obviously "narrow" in practice when you have more than, say, two partners in the coalition bed...

[Verily]

New poll suggests that the right's "mandate" is perhaps nothing of the sort...

http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32888/israelis_want_likud_kadima_and_labour_coalition/

Preferred PM:
Netanyahu: 37.6%
Livni: 37.5%
Other: 24.9%

(Yes, that's an 0.1% margin.)

Preferred government:
Unity (Likud-Kadima-Labor): 36%
Right-wing (Likud etc.): 22%
Center-right (Likud-Kadima-YB): 16%
Other: 26%

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

If Netanyahu doesn't succeed in making a coalition, could the Israelis remake some general elections, technically?

[danny]

If Netanyahu doesn't succeed in making a coalition, could the Israelis remake some general elections, technically?

If Bibi can't form a government, and then no one else manages, then yes, there will be a new election.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I don't think Bibi will have an issue forming a new government.  He may need to make more concessions than he wanted to, but he'll be Prime Minister in the end.

[jokerman]

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/03/20/world/international-us-israel-politics-netanyahu.html?hp

Netanyahu now looking to possible Labor involved coalition.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/03/20/world/international-us-israel-politics-netanyahu.html?hp

Netanyahu now looking to possible Labor involved coalition.

How much time does Bibi have to form a coalition?

[danny]

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/03/20/world/international-us-israel-politics-netanyahu.html?hp

Netanyahu now looking to possible Labor involved coalition.

How much time does Bibi have to form a coalition?

Another 14 days.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Has he announced his official Cabinet yet?  I heard Natan Sharansky was going to be in it; is that accurate?

[Hash]

Has he announced his official Cabinet yet?  I heard Natan Sharansky was going to be in it; is that accurate?

It is amusing how you love Israel yet you clearly don't follow Israeli news at all.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Has he announced his official Cabinet yet?  I heard Natan Sharansky was going to be in it; is that accurate?

It is amusing how you love Israel yet you clearly don't follow Israeli news at all.

I read Haaretz daily for a while, but stopped.  I've now started up again, actually.

[Hash]

Has he announced his official Cabinet yet?  I heard Natan Sharansky was going to be in it; is that accurate?

It is amusing how you love Israel yet you clearly don't follow Israeli news at all.

I read Haaretz daily for a while, but stopped.  I've now started up again, actually.

You certainly haven't read it in quite some time.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Has he announced his official Cabinet yet?  I heard Natan Sharansky was going to be in it; is that accurate?

It is amusing how you love Israel yet you clearly don't follow Israeli news at all.

I read Haaretz daily for a while, but stopped.  I've now started up again, actually.

You certainly haven't read it in quite some time.

I know   I'm actually reading it now.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

The Changing Face of Israel

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[pogo stick]

Well, It's only natural that a idiot like Obama and a Genius like Netanyahu are going to sword fight each other.

Israel is moving right, while America is moving left.

I'm againest a two-solution. I wish Obama was out of office already. He is definitely going to betray Israel soon

I'm Proud to be American, but if Obama decides to wage war on Israel i'll be torn.