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Israel/Palestine

bemildred

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7. That may take some time to sort out.

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 04:37 PM

Jan 2013

Israeli politics makes ours looks simple.

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Israeli Election Update [View all] oberliner Jan 2013 OP

Lots of noise, I'll believe what I see. bemildred Jan 2013 #1

Here's something oberliner Jan 2013 #2

If Bibi is smart sabbat hunter Jan 2013 #16

He's not that smart. But good idea. n/t shira Jan 2013 #17

On 2nd thought, it could happen... shira Jan 2013 #22

I thought that sabbat hunter Jan 2013 #40

Here's another oberliner Jan 2013 #3

So what does this mean ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #5

That may take some time to sort out. bemildred Jan 2013 #7

Will depend on the coalition formed oberliner Jan 2013 #8

as pointed out that remains to be seen however my guess is that it will not mean much azurnoir Jan 2013 #14

Ha'aretz Projected Breakdown oberliner Jan 2013 #4

That looks interesting, Peres may get his chance. bemildred Jan 2013 #6

Yes indeed! oberliner Jan 2013 #9

It is always gratifying when the world decides to go along with ones opinions, bemildred Jan 2013 #10

Although that 1 seat may prove a problem oberliner Jan 2013 #11

I'm glad I don't understand it quite that well. bemildred Jan 2013 #12

well of course the rightist bloc at present is set to take 62 seats which will give them a majority azurnoir Jan 2013 #15

No it's not oberliner Jan 2013 #23

no I got it from your sources azurnoir Jan 2013 #24

Try again oberliner Jan 2013 #25

lol so you changed the source lol azurnoir Jan 2013 #26

I find it interesting that Likud-Beytenu had 42 delrem Jan 2013 #27

They don't oberliner Jan 2013 #29

You didn't read my post! delrem Jan 2013 #31

Netanyahu did NOT get stuffed...his party still has more seats than any other Ken Burch Jan 2013 #18

The majority of votes (well over 50%) went to centrist or center-left parties. n/t shira Jan 2013 #19

That's a relief. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #20

I expect they will hold eyl Jan 2013 #28

Yes he did oberliner Jan 2013 #30

We may disagree about the definition of "getting stuffed" in this case. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #32

Yah, now he has to suck up to Jewish Home party delrem Jan 2013 #33

You're assuming I'd disagree with you. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #34

Well, it's no epiphany. bemildred Jan 2013 #39

Wow! Lapid's party got 19 seats! Mosby Jan 2013 #13

Guess it's his big moment, or something. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #21

the anti-haredi rhetoric probably helped him shaayecanaan Jan 2013 #37

I'll take it as generally good news. ellisonz Jan 2013 #35

an interesting result... shaayecanaan Jan 2013 #36

Yes, moving further away from clarity, that's the main thing I see. bemildred Jan 2013 #38

This is why sabbat hunter Jan 2013 #41

Its been a durable coalition thus far... shaayecanaan Jan 2013 #42

with certain electoral reforms sabbat hunter Jan 2013 #43

It appears that I may have been spectacularly wrong about the 53% popular vote... shaayecanaan Jan 2013 #44

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