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May 8th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Shelly Yachimovich, the leader of the Labor party that now becomes the
official opposition, described the new coalition as “an alliance of
cowards” and the deal that created it as “the most ridiculous and
ludicrous zigzag in Israeli political history”.
The head of Meretz, a small left-wing party in the Knesset, was even more
scathing, describing the pact as a “mega-stinking manoeuvre by a prime
minister who wants to avoid elections and a desperate chairman facing a crash”.
“This is a disgrace to the Israeli parliament and a terrible message to
the public, which is losing faith in the leadership of the state,” said
Zahava Gal-On.
There is little doubt that the deal is in the interests of Kadima. The party
has haemorrhaged support since the most recent election in 2009, when it
emerged as the largest in the Knesset, with opinion polls suggesting that it
would do well if it were only to lose half its seats in an election.
The benefits of delaying an election for Mr Netanyahu are less clear. Opinion
polls make him firm favourite to secure a second consecutive term in office
with his Likud party enjoying a large lead over Labor, its nearest
challenger.
But by bringing Kadima into the government, Mr Netanyahu will be in a stronger
position to resist growing pressure from smaller, more extreme members of
his coalition to embrace radical policies that would potentially alienate
mainstream voters.
It will also give him a chance to reform Israel’s controversial conscription
policy that presently exempts ultra-religious Jews from army service, a
privilege that has infuriated secular Israelis.
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