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Some have said that the most difficult job in the world is being the prime minister of Israel. They have never been so right! As the elections are going on at this very moment, we thought we’d examine the major candidates through the tale told by the media and through the eyes of the average Israeli. What makes this race so interesting is that the handling of last month’s Gaza War, enhanced the popular standings of both Kadima and Labor and allowed them to recoup some of their perceived losses to Netanyahu. Netanyahu’s heavy handed handling of Moshe Feiglin and...

(IsraelNN.com) A group of reserve soldiers, who were recently discharged and are setting up a forum, have called upon Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz, and Foreign Minister Tsipi Livni to resign. Tonight the soldiers will be holding a demonstration at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv at 7p.m. The demonstration is expected to be the first of several, under the banner, “You failed – resign!” In a petition publicized by the forum, the public is asked to sign the following: “We are very worried about the fate of the country. From all ends of the political spectrum, we...

It would be funny if it were not so sad Turning a golden calf into a sacred cow As the combat has trailed off in Lebanon, it can now be said that whatever Israel’s losses, it has discovered a great comedic genius: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert—a man who sent his army to war, but only after tying its shoelaces together. In fact, Olmert is more than a performing comedic artist but also a director of a war cabinet that encompasses a veritable Shakespearean company performing a seemingly endless comedy of errors. Olmert’s defense minister, Amir Peretz, offered to make peace...