Jeremy's Knesset Insider has the final polls for Israel's election Tuesday. According to the average, Likud wins 33 seats, the Blue and Whites 32. The big winner may be Avigdor Liberman and Israel Betinyu with 8 seats. That would make him king maker. With Liberman the left block could theoretically form a coalition, were they to invite the Arab parties into the government.
To chip away at Liberman's support, Bibi has been touting annexation of Judea/Samaria and war with Hamas.
Remember, nobody but Labour (due to get shellacked once more) and Meretz (Quislings) cares about 'peace'. The big issues are security and the religious clash. The Haredi control Israel's religious life but barely work and are exempt from the military.
Bastards.
Still, we expect Stroock's law about elections to hold, whereby polls underestimate conservative support/turnout by a few points.
Will Trump's mention of a defense alliance with Isreal help or hurt Bibi
ReplyDeleteCan't hurt. Traditionally the Israelis don't like to rely on anyone else for defense, even us. When we sent Patriot Batteries to Israel in 91, it was a very, very big deal.
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