I hate to rain on the party, but this is what I thought from the start. This was nothing but an election ploy, pure and simple.
Hamas has been raining rockets on Israel ever since Sharon and his misbegotten Kadima Party gave Gaza to the terrorists. They have done virtually nothing, aside from using the IDF against Jewish settlers.
Now they are putting on a show before the election, and regretably the Conservative opposition is playing the McCain reach-across-the-aisle game. So Livni will be elected, and will go back to business as usual—atacking the settlers and the religious Jews while cozying up to the Palestinian terrorists. And Obama will be delighted to help her.
I'm not so sure about that. The one who has initially gained in the polls is Barak, although he and Labor started from a very low point. In the latest poll (JPost) Livni lost 4 and Likud gained 2 mandates giving Likud a lead by 6 and the Likud/Nationalist camp a lead by 8 votes (64 to 56).
As the rocket attacks spread across southern israel, including major cities, it will be more and more difficult for Kadima/Labor to both give up in front of international pressure and win the election. Unless Kadima can come up with something that really looks like a win against Hamas I expect (hope, pray?) that they will lose heavily.
I agree. Olmert and his gang have been a disaster at every turn, but lets hope this time the Israeli’s aren’t fooled.