Comments on: Israel’s election results – still a little smoky http://www.redstate.com/e_pluribus_unum/2009/02/17/israels-election-results-still-a-little-smoky/ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:13:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: civil_truth http://www.redstate.com/e_pluribus_unum/2009/02/17/israels-election-results-still-a-little-smoky/#comment-1945 civil_truth Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:36:42 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/e_pluribus_unum/?p=233#comment-1945 It really boils down to who Lieberman really is, and this is where I have limited knowledge here in the U.S. If Lieberman at heart is a Kahane wannabe or if he is genuinely corrupt (and there does seem to be a number of corruption inquiries surrounding several Israeli leaders) - and if his party is really built around a cult of personality, then the other parties would be wise to stay clear. That's not the new blood that Israel needs in its government. On the other hand, if the others are simply trying to keep power in their familiar circle, that does not bode well for Israel, because it's becoming increasingly clear that more of the same is not going to work in a world where the balance of forces are becoming far more threatening to Israel - enemies such as Iran and Russia emboldened while the U.S. equivocates and Turkey is turning hostile, and Anti-Israel/Anti-semitism is once again on the ascency. Nor is it clear how much longer Israel can continue to run its economy on pork (though I'm sure that's not the expression in Israel, for obvious reasons) and buying coalition votes While the recent voting pattern have shifted to the right, I sense that the Israel people are still divided and/or muddled about what direction to take the country, until which time that crystallizes, Israel may still tend to be ruled by unstable coalitions. It really boils down to who Lieberman really is, and this is where I have limited knowledge here in the U.S.

If Lieberman at heart is a Kahane wannabe or if he is genuinely corrupt (and there does seem to be a number of corruption inquiries surrounding several Israeli leaders) – and if his party is really built around a cult of personality, then the other parties would be wise to stay clear. That’s not the new blood that Israel needs in its government.

On the other hand, if the others are simply trying to keep power in their familiar circle, that does not bode well for Israel, because it’s becoming increasingly clear that more of the same is not going to work in a world where the balance of forces are becoming far more threatening to Israel – enemies such as Iran and Russia emboldened while the U.S. equivocates and Turkey is turning hostile, and Anti-Israel/Anti-semitism is once again on the ascency. Nor is it clear how much longer Israel can continue to run its economy on pork (though I’m sure that’s not the expression in Israel, for obvious reasons) and buying coalition votes

While the recent voting pattern have shifted to the right, I sense that the Israel people are still divided and/or muddled about what direction to take the country, until which time that crystallizes, Israel may still tend to be ruled by unstable coalitions.

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