Election Day
Jerusalem
It was supposed to rain, and it may still--but a fierce wind is blowing, which is no metaphor: not much is likely to change in the Israeli election taking place today...unless, of course, Avigdor Lieberman's neo-racist, anti-Arab Yisrael Beitenu party comes in first. Not likely, but not impossible: Lieberman was the only candidate throwing any heat in the last days of the campaign.
Indeed, an interesting dynamic seems to have taken hold: On the right, Bibi Netanyahu is losing altitude--pretty rapidly--because Lieberman is gaining. On the center-left, Tzipi Livni is gaining altitude because the supporters of the Labor and Meretz parties are scared that Netanyahu will win and seem to be drifting toward Livni.
It is not impossible that Livni's Kadima party will win more seats in the Knesset than Netanyahu's Likud. After that, it's all bad news: the right-wing coalition will probably have more seats than the left and may be able to form a government. More likely, there will be a coalition of center-right that may well include Kadima, Likud and Lieberman's party.
I would say that this is an exciting election because of its closeness and uncertainty, but no one in Israel seems very excited. They are faced with familiar choices who have failed in the past--Netanyahu, Bara[ooops-c]k--or uncertain ones (Livni) or populist resentment (Lieberman). No more analysis from me, though, until we get some results.
Update: The rain started pelting Jerusalem at about 4 pm--at that point, the turnout was 42%, a fairly impressive amount unless Israelis were following the weather reports and decided to vote early. Meanwhile, here's Marc Lynch on how the Arabs have been seeing the Israeli election. First exit poll results will be available at 3pm Eastern Standard Time.
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"They are faced with familiar choices who have failed in the past--Netanyahu, Barack [...]"
Joe, you mean Defense Minister and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, correct? Barack Obama is too young and too Christian to be a failed Israeli prime minister.
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Joe Klein:
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Since you're in the tactical, political speculation mode (What is the most probable outcome of a political event that is about to happen?) that exemplifies the national political press corps' largely irrelevant coverage of US elections, I may as well ask you:
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What will most likely be the changes (if any) in US policy toward Israel if the worst-case (furthest right) scenario happens in the Israeli election's outcome? -
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The first exit poll results on TIME show a slight lead of Livni. Maybe, the Israelis haven't given up yet on peace. Maybe they figured since we have already tried BeBe before, let's give Livni a chance. Maybe the Israelis are not ready for a drastic change in policy. Maybe my post is simply nonsense, since it is unlikely Kadima got more than 25% of the vote, which is hardly a mandate for anything. You have four major players, and who knows how many minor ones.
Will Livni stick with Labour as a partner or turn to Likud? Will Lieberman's party be a part of any coalition government? Does Bebe have a chance of forming a government if Livni fails? Will Labour cease to be relevant? If Bebe wins, does Hamas deserve some, if not all of the credit? What would an Obama-Netanyahu partnership look like? -
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What the Jews think
about Gentiles (Non-Jews).
This article appeared in the magazine "Free At Last" under the title
American Law, Fact, Fraud, and Insidious Insiders
"Galatians, 4:16: Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?"–
"We…continue to be amazed with the ease by which Christian Americans have fallen into our hands…naïve Americans…we have TAUGHT them to SUBMIT to our every demand…Americans have not had a presidential choice since 1932. Roosevelt was our man; every president since Roosevelt has been our man. We…have put issue upon issue to the American people. Then we PROMOTE BOTH SIDES of the issue as confusion reigns.
"With their eyes fixed on the issues, they fail to see who is BEHIND EVERY scene. We…toy with the American public as a cat toys with a mouse. The blood of the masses will flow as we wait for our day of WORLD victory…The naïve politicians in WASHINGTON are gullible. Most of them are not too bright…the powerful…lobbyists influenced…years ago (federal funds to aid Israel) and there is no one strong enough to stop it…some of that money is returned to the United States and spent on Zionist propaganda…through B'nai Brith…Conference of Jewish Organizations… World Jewish Congress…tax free so long as we are smart enough to get away with it…
"ANTI-SEMITISM does NOT signify opposition to Semitism. THERE IS NO SUCH THING. It is an expression we…use effectively as a SMEARWORD …used to brand…anyone who brings criticism against (us)…We use it against HATE-mongers… (we) do so. That's all there is to it.
"…I'd say more than 90% (of us) know what is really happening to our people. We have COMMUNICATION unequalled…It is an established rule to destroy all members of pre-existing government…the Police, State Police, Army officers and their families and relatives…In Russia, there are TWO distinct GOVERNMENTS – one visible and the other invisible…The INVISIBLE rulers in the communist countries have a world CONTROL over the propaganda and the governments in free countries. The cultural and intellectual influence of Judaism is felt throughout the entire world…MONEY is more important than morality.
"We can accomplish anything with money…Israel can now win in any encounter…It will also be the base for World Government Headquarters. We CONTROL EVERY MEDIA of expression…newspaper , magazines, radio, television…even your music! We CENSOR…before long we will have COMPLETE CONTROL of your thinking…
"The richest plum…(we) took over the publication of ALL SCHOOL MATERIALS…could MOLD public opinion to suit OUR PURPOSES. The people are only stupid pigs that grunt and squeal the chants we give them…truth or lies. There is no silent majority…only thing that exists is an UNTHINKING majority and unthinking they will remain…their ESCAPE from our rigorous service is the opiate of our ENTERTAINMENT industry. We have castrated society through FEAR and INTIMIDATION. Its manhood exists only in combination with a feminine…appearance… being so neutered, the populace has become DOCILE and EASILY RULED…their thoughts…only with the present toil and the next meal…You have become addicted to our MEDICINE through which we have become your absolute masters.
"We pretty much CONTROL the U.N…There will be a forced class warfare here in the United States and many will be liquidated…I'm not boasting…I'm giving you the facts! It is TOO LATE for your Christian followers to put up a DEFENCE …Long, long ago we HAD to become the AGGRESSORS…that is undoubtedly one of our great PURPOSES in life…
"Religion…our CONTROL of the textbook industry…news media…able to hold ourselves up as AUTHORITIES…our rabbis now hold professorships in supposed Christian theological seminaries. We are amazed by the Christian's stupidity …Judaism is not only the teaching of the synagogue, but also the doctrine of every Christian Church in America. Through our propaganda the church has become our most avid supporter…their believing in the lie that we are the 'chosen people' and they, the gentiles." "These deluded children of the church defend us to the point of DESTROYING their own culture…The ignorant Christians…attack the crusaders even if they are members of their own families…Through our influence of religion we were able to involve the ignorant white Christians in WARS against themselves, which always impoverished both sides while we reaped a financial and political harvest…
"Through religion we have gained CONTROL of society, government and economics. The gullible clergy…instruct their parishioners that we are a special, chosen people…These PULPIT PARROTS extol our goodness for loaning them the MONEY to build their temples, never realizing that their own holy book condemns all USURY… pay our exorbitant INTEREST…they have led society into our CONTROL through the same practice.
"Politically, they hail the blessings of DEMOCRACY and never understand that through DEMOCRACY we have gained CONTROL…DEMOCRACY is mob-rule which we CONTROL through their churches, our news media and economic institutions…These RELIGIOUS PUPPET'S stupidity is only exceeded by their cowardice, for they are ruled easily…"
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On Control, you may remember the 8/12/1976 sky-jacking of an Israeli jetliner in Istanbul, Turkey, in which four people were killed and some thirty injured. Aboard was the administrative assistant for then-U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits (a Jew) of New York, 29 year-old Harold W. Rosenthal (a Jew), whose unfortunate murder that day was not from random bullets that killed the others. Evidence indicates that his was pre-planned, making me wonder if it was due to his lengthy, boastful interview with American Christian editor Walter White.
Please read the full interview at the following link. It is titled "The Hidden Tyranny" and I hope from the brazen words above you will see why.
http://www.rense. com/general66/ rosen.htm
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In a nutshell, every indicator points to the fact that Israel is shifting more towards the right. This portrays hardly any good news for a peaceful co-existence of Israelis and Palestinians.
There will certainly be yet another coalition government, irrespective of which party is leading in the exit polls, Livni's or Netanyahu's. As such, rounds of power bargaining will ensue – and history will inevitably repeat itself.
How to untie this chronic Gordon Knot of Middle East? Where is/are the wise person/people to do it? When? Perhaps one should not raise such illusive questions, short of slashing the knot into pieces.
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