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  • The Paradox of Israeli Politics: Vote Right, Get Left

    04/25/2012 1:22:08 PM PDT · by Zionist Conspirator · 16 replies
    The Jewish Press ^ | 4/25/'12 | Adina Kutnicki
    Many supporters of Israel are bedeviled by a glaring contradiction in Israeli political life. How can it be that, regardless of which party wins an election, leftist policies are invariably implemented? Since 1977 Likud has won several elections based on a platform of a Greater Israel. Nevertheless, it was under Likud Prime Minister Menachem Begin that the entire Sinai was relinquished. There are many other substantive examples of leftist policies routinely supplanting right-wing electoral successes, but two in particular stand out: 1. Likud’s Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister on February 6, 2001 by a landslide margin. His win should...