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To: Free ThinkerNY

I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t follow this election closely, but thought Bibi would win it handily.

5 posted on 02/10/2009 12:23:30 PM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)

To: Badeye; anniegetyourgun; SolidWood

Israel is a coalition government. I have read that it is likely that Kadima will not be able to form a coalition and Bibi will likely be asked to form one from Likud and one of the far-right parties.

All is not lost unless Likud gets a clear majority of seats in the Kenesset....which is 66 I think.

I want to watch Obama/Mitchell/Clinton try to mussle around Benjamin Netanyahu.

If skillfully handled, the Republicans could turn this into a fight between Obama and Clinton as to what happens visa-vie
US foreign policy toward Israel.

22 posted on 02/10/2009 12:51:12 PM PST by HardStarboard ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule - Mencken knew Obama)

I thought Israeli Prime Ministers were directly elected.

28 posted on 02/10/2009 1:20:31 PM PST by Perdogg (Only the hypnotized never lie)

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