[icwhatudo]

"When it became clear that we would get a significant partnership in the country's leadership, on a level I never imagined, I voted in favor."

Unbelievable. The right in Israel is as bad as the right in this country. What a bunch of wussies. You won, screw the left!

[wolf78]

Unbelievable. The right in Israel is as bad as the right in this country. What a bunch of wussies. You won, screw the left!

Israel has a parliamentary system where there is not one clear-cut "right" or "left", but a number of parties with their own agendas (e.g. religious conservatives and national conservatives often want different things).

[ari-freedom]

note they are joining with Labor, which came in 4th place instead of joining with Kadima, which came in 1st. I sense a little strategery going on

[ari-freedom]

“You didn’t get the mandate to throw Labor to the garbage bin of history,” he exclaimed, turning to Barak.

sounds like they’ve been screwed