tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post7773155684210010983..comments2023-10-01T13:59:43.331+03:00Comments on Comments From the Edge: Lapid Becomes KingmakerAnthony Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04316258988072517706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-82730321376693695892013-03-15T17:23:57.752+02:002013-03-15T17:23:57.752+02:00well the coalition has at long last been formed, t...well the coalition has at long last been formed, this was due to bennett taking down lapid from the high demands he requested. the stage has been set and how the actors perform will determine who the next pm will be in 4 years time.let the games begin !!!!!!!!!<br /><br />well all can be revealed<br />Anton Webber is the pseudonym for a well known vice president of a leading local thinktank.Anton Webbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-83622949810838186822013-02-23T18:58:38.928+02:002013-02-23T18:58:38.928+02:00Anton,
I don't see another round of elections....Anton,<br />I don't see another round of elections. The president has the right to extend the time afforded to form a government, and also to invite somebody else to form a government if required (this is what happened to Tzipi at the last election). I believe that another election will not change anything and that a similar result will be achieved.<br />I expect that efforts to form a government will intensify, such that a government will be formed within the allotted time, or perhaps in a short period of overtime. I cannot see any way that Bibi will not be prime minister in the next government.Anthony Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316258988072517706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-58075955649014487042013-02-23T18:53:22.279+02:002013-02-23T18:53:22.279+02:00Rob,
I agree with your your overall assessment. I...Rob,<br />I agree with your your overall assessment. It is interesting that Lapid and Bennett have entered into an alliance, considering that they seem the most unlikely pairing.<br />Ultimately, I think that the Haredi draft issue will be settled with a compromise which allows the Haredim to do military OR community service, and implemented over a period of time, perhaps even as much as 4 or 5 years. Don't expect them to be polishing their army boots soon, even if the Haredi draft camp do get their own way.Anthony Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316258988072517706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-24210817452838248632013-02-22T15:36:16.228+02:002013-02-22T15:36:16.228+02:002 weeks left to present the coalition to president...2 weeks left to present the coalition to president peres, and no coalition in site. get ready for elections that will send the likud to the opposition benches, the so called push out that the likud did to livni in the last elections will be applied to the likud livni alliance this time round, mark my words in 2 weeks time.Anton Webbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-66486995881824588292013-02-08T17:59:42.149+02:002013-02-08T17:59:42.149+02:00what is keeping shas and the haredi coalition up a...what is keeping shas and the haredi coalition up at night is the potential bond between lapid and bennett, now after calling the beit hayehudi party "goys" they are rushing to prevent the lapid/bennett alliance at all costs as it will keep the haredis for the first time out of the government and cause the dati's tp start polishing their army boots.Rob Barnessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-39830128933570453962013-02-06T16:47:23.815+02:002013-02-06T16:47:23.815+02:00what good come out of the results, is that lapid i...what good come out of the results, is that lapid is calling the shots and not bennett,this offers us the opportunity to return to the world of nations and not become a pariah state.just off the press today is the expected visit of Obama to the region. This would not have happened if netanyahu had won the majority of votes, maybe this is the payback he deserves for intefering in the us election, now the world will tell us again that if we want to be part of the world of nations,we need to stop being the stubborn child, the 300 000 over the green line settlers cannot hold the agenda and the country to ransom, the haredi support will not help them this time. They can apply to become citizens of the land they have chosen to inhabit, the future state of Palestine.Anton Webbernoreply@blogger.com