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2015-03-16 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

If Bibi loses, can Israel resist Obama's regional goals?

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Posted by Hupineger Glomomp52169 2015-03-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 A McClatchy article points out that it's more complicated than that:

Even if Likud loses, Netanyahu could become prime minister

The final polls published ahead of the election Tuesday gave opposition leader Isaac Herzog the edge, with his Zionist Union alliance likely to win four more seats than Netanyahuâs Likud party when the votes are counted.

But that does not mean victory, unless Herzog can form a governing coalition. Neither Likud nor the Zionist Union will garner anything near the 61-seat majority of the 120-seat Parliament required to form a government. So the question becomes which candidate, Herzog or Netanyahu, is more likely to persuade enough of Israelâs smaller parties to join a coalition that commands at leasts 61 votes.

The journalist goes on to describe possible Likud coalition partners, finishing with

If neither Herzog nor Netanyahu manage to cobble together a majority coalition, they could be compelled to join forces in a unity government, possibly alternating in two-year terms as prime minister.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-03-16 10:37|| 2015-03-16 10:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Obama's initial stated goal is a two-state "solution." Iran's and the rest of the Islamic world's goal is to destroy Israel. IMO Obama and VJ embraces the latter goal as well.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-03-16 10:43|| 2015-03-16 10:43|| Front Page Top

#3 A possible kingmaker is Moshe Kahlon, a former Likud member whose new center-right party, Kulanu

Netanyahu approached (offered) the finance director position to Kahlon in an effort to cobble together a coalition.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-03-16 10:51|| 2015-03-16 10:51|| Front Page Top

#4 The whole parlaimentary "coalition of smaller parties" is easier for outside powers to manipulate. Unfortunately.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-03-16 13:23|| 2015-03-16 13:23|| Front Page Top

#5 On the contrary, TSM, it's impossible for outsiders to manipulate---the strength of diversity. (Not to mention that somebody like Obama would be eaten alive in coalition negotiations). Look up Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-03-16 14:02|| 2015-03-16 14:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Not to mention that somebody like Obama would be eaten alive in coalition negotiations

Obama does not play well with others.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-03-16 14:34|| 2015-03-16 14:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Ahem, he is using taxpayer money to do this.

Posted by newc 2015-03-16 17:31|| 2015-03-16 17:31|| Front Page Top

#8 John Bolton gives one way for PM Benji + Israel ...

* REUTERS > JOHN BOLTON: "IN 2017, AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA LEAVES OFFICE, WE [US = US-Allies] SHOULD ATTACK IRAN AND BE DONE WITH IT, SCREW THE UN".

Oh my - such cursive language!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-03-16 22:50|| 2015-03-16 22:50|| Front Page Top

#9 OTOH FREEREPUBLIC > [Pamela Gellar] OBAMA REFUSES TO RENEW 40-YEAR OLD EMERGENCY [Oil]SUPPLY PACT WID ISRAEL.

Once again, as a reminder, OSAMA BIN LADEN + MANY IN THE ARAB-MUSLIM WORLD BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT ISRAEL CAN'T OR WON'T SURVIVE A MAJOR ME WAR, OR FOR LONG, WIDOUT SIGNIFICANT REPLENISHMENT OF ITS WAR RESERVES, ETC. BY THE US + WESTERN NATIONS.

Moreso nowadays in this post-Cold War, post-911 21st Century "Age of OWG-NWO + Globalism" where the US-N-Only-The-US is BOTH the proverbial "Tip-of-the-Spear" in setting up ANTI-US OWG-NWO, + desired to engage in UNILATERAL OR "VOLUNATRY", STRATEGIC SELF-RETREAT + MILPOL-GEOPOL PULLBACK ACROSS THE WORLD SO THAT ITS GLOBALIST CO-SUPERPOWER SIBLINGS CAN RISE TO "US-STYLE",
"NUCLEAR", PARITY.

Again, "PARITY" VEE THE US, N-O-T "INFERIORITY".

POTUS Obama + US-specific Globalists are asking for serious trouble, perhaps even at literal risk of their own heads + National Security/
Existentialism, iff somebody doesn't follow the script.

* GLOBALIST "PARITY" = the US likely won't be the only Nation, as "Sole" Superpower or Co-Superpower, to possess LAND/ISLAND-SINKING MILTECHS.

IFF GUAM, ETC. STRATEGIC PACIFIC ISLES CAN BE ARTIFICIALLY "CAPSIZED" + SINK INTO WESTPAC BY THE "WEAK/DECLINING", + NOW [SSSHHH ... CCCCC Self-]RETREATING, USA IN ORDER TO DENY MILPOL UTILITY TO CHINA + PLA OR NUCLEAR ISLAM, SO ALSO CAN LARGE PARTS OR ALL OF THE US PER SE VIA TECH-ADVANCED ENEMY OR PROTAGONIST.

[1960'S-1970'S = 1990'S = DEC. 7, 1941? CELINE DION, "TITANIC" THEME, + USN BATTLESHIP USS OKLAHOMA here].

D **** NGED NOT-BUSH-41 ARCHANGELS ARE DRAWING LINES IN THE SAND AGAIN!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-03-16 23:16|| 2015-03-16 23:16|| Front Page Top

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