http://fresnozionism.org/2008/10/meretricious-shas-brings-new-elections-to-israel/ A pro-Israel voice from California's Central Valley Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:48:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://fresnozionism.org/2008/10/meretricious-shas-brings-new-elections-to-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-6367 Shalom Freedman Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:38:05 +0000 http://fresnozionism.org/archives/1062#comment-6367 I did not realize that Olmert has three more months to run the country. This is extremely troublesome, for a couple of reasons.I do not exactly understand how the Israeli Police operate, and why they seem to be able to indict every three seconds a different political figure. But the news is that they are about to indict Prime- Minister Olmert. How will this influence his decisions in power? And in fact how will he be influenced by the fact that he was sent home by his own party, by the Israeli public? I worry how his personal downfall will influence his operating as Prime Minister. I did not realize that Olmert has three more months to run the country. This is extremely troublesome, for a couple of reasons.I do not exactly understand how the Israeli Police operate, and why they seem to be able to indict every three seconds a different political figure. But the news is that they are about to indict Prime- Minister Olmert. How will this influence his decisions in power?
And in fact how will he be influenced by the fact that he was sent home by his own party, by the Israeli public?
I worry how his personal downfall will influence his operating as Prime Minister.

]]> http://fresnozionism.org/2008/10/meretricious-shas-brings-new-elections-to-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-6366 Shalom Freedman Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:54:15 +0000 http://fresnozionism.org/archives/1062#comment-6366 I am not for Livni and believe her approach given the present realities , wrongheaded, but she is to be commended for not giving in to Shas. For in fact one of my concerns is that the Likud will go for the right- wing Haredi coalition, and will give in to Shas' demands. A government like this will be perceived as extreme by the American administration not to speak of the rest of the world. Political isolation is one of Israel's greatest dangers. The interesting prospect raised in this article of a Likud- Kadima coalition seems more attractive, though also problematic. Such a coalition would have the advantage of representing the 'center' and the 'heart' of the political spectrum. I am not for Livni and believe her approach given the present realities , wrongheaded, but she is to be commended for not giving in to Shas.
For in fact one of my concerns is that the Likud will go for the right- wing Haredi coalition, and will give in to Shas’ demands. A government like this will be perceived as extreme by the American administration not to speak of the rest of the world. Political isolation is one of Israel’s greatest dangers.
The interesting prospect raised in this article of a Likud- Kadima coalition seems more attractive, though also problematic.
Such a coalition would have the advantage of representing the ‘center’ and the ‘heart’ of the political spectrum.

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