Israel's Netanyahu fails to lure rivals to cabinet - The Diigo Meta page

• 26 Feb 09
  

  Matthew Davis

  • Although he can theoretically count on support from fellow right-wingers for a 65-strong bloc in the 120-member parliament, Netanyahu is believed to favour a broad coalition that will have a better chance of surviving in the notoriously unstable world of Israeli politics.

    
    

    
    "He is terrified by the possibility that he will have to present a narrow government to Barack Obama," the Maariv newspaper wrote. "It keeps him awake at night."

    
    

    
    Although Likud won 27 seats in the election -- one less than Kadima -- Netanyahu has been tasked with forming the next cabinet as he stands a better chance of cobbling together a coalition by an April 3 deadline.

    
    

    
    The former premier favours a broad alliance over a purely right-wing coalition that would be unlikely to last a full term and would put Israel at odds with Obama's administration.

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      Matthew Davis on 2009-02-26

      So the old firm of Olmert hands over to the new face of settler colonialism - Netanyahu - himself an old fox cold warrior.
      This article is typical of the mush of commercial coverage, presenting Kadima as a "centrist" party and Barak's Likud as an "responsible oppositon". This is code for the Gaza nightmare - no acceptace for the democratically elected government of Palestine, the fact Obama might actually grill them is a fascinating diversion, because I doubt he can stop a repeat of last month if pushed!

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  Matthew Davis on 2009-02-26
  So the old firm of Olmert hands over to the new face of settler colonialism - Netanyahu - himself an old fox cold warrior.
  This article is typical of the mush of commercial coverage, presenting Kadima as a "centrist" party and Barak's Likud as an "responsible oppositon". This is code for the Gaza nightmare - no acceptace for the democratically elected government of Palestine, the fact Obama might actually grill them is a fascinating diversion, because I doubt he can stop a repeat of last month if pushed!

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