I see some are predicting a weak Israeli government and new elections in 2006. I am not. We’ll see who is right soon enough. The rest is the blablabla of pundits. [Who? Me?-ed. No. Me.]
MEANWHILE: Joel Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune wrote the following: The outcome stood in contrast to recent Palestinian elections in which the militant group Hamas, which refuses to recognize or negotiate with Israel, won a landslide victory. Hello, Joel. It was not a landslide victory at all, as most commentators now realize. Hamas was able to capitalize on a split in Fatah. Please read the papers.
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1. Camp Runamok:Roger,
Somewhat off topic but you might want to check out Avi’s discussions on the economic implications of the elections. He is an American Oleh studying economics at Hebrew U. and is rather disappointed that Bibi is out completely The concern, echoed by others, is concerned that Israel may return to the “bad old days” of a stultifying welfare state.
http://amechad.blogspot.com
Mar 29, 2006 - 12:54 pm