It does look like Gantz shall form the next government. Wonder what kind of implication to the peace process in that region? Oh boy, are you sitting down? Here is the latest update ... It’s either Bibi is assigned the PM position again (because he is the only one capable of forming a government) or ... it’s back for another round in voting again ... and ... it’s up to Gantz and Peretz to decide. :wacko: GellerReport.com Caroline Glick I need to point out a basic fact about the election results which the US media, in particular, is missing. Benjamin Netanyahu – did not lose and Benny Gantz didn’t win. Gantz cannot form a government under any circumstances. He cannot build a majority coalition. By forming a unified political bloc of 55 Knesset members with the Likud’s satellite parties, Netanyahu has created a situation where he is the only possible prime minister. Either the Blue and White Party — or one of its factions — joins him, or Amir Peretz and Orly Levy bring the Labor party in, or Israel goes to new elections. Those are the only options. In other words, it’s either going to be Netanyahu or elections. It’s up to Gantz, and Peretz. I’ll say more. The balance of power is still very much on the Right. The Right has 55 seats. The Left has 44. Liberman is nothing but a Bibi hater. And the Arab parties are so extreme that they cannot be considered for any governing coalition. Lest anyone be tempted by the Washington Post’s attempt to claim Israel is racist because Israelis don’t want to share power with the Arab parties, the fact is that there is not one Arab party that accepts Israel’s right to exist. There were Arab politicians elected yesterday that have written odes to terrorist murderers on the Facebook pages. Arab lawmakers were elected that have met with terror kingpins. Arab lawmakers routinely support the Palestinian war against Israel and express support for Hamas. The deadlock in Israel is electoral, not ideological. Liberman’s defection from the Right has denied it a governing majority. But it is still very much the majority in Israel. And the vast majority of Jewish lawmakers in the Knesset support applying Israeli law over the Jordan Valley as Netanyahu suggested. A large majority (55-44) of Jewish lawmakers also support applying Israeli law to other parts of Judea and Samaria. Netanyahu is the only person capable of forming a government. It remains to be seen if that will happen, but Gantz cannot form a government. And he is slowly coming to terms with this unalterable reality. - Fair Use- And then there is this from Savedat33 on the Harpazo board ... I guess its wait and see how this truly unfolds ... :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn (Just passing out the popcorn ... I think we all really need it ... hold the butter ... this is Cracker Jacks ... the good stuff. :yes: ) It’s not up to Netanyahu. It appears Netanyahu might have painted himself into a corner by alienating people on both the left and right. And there will not be third elections - Netanyahu will be out as PM before that happens. This was Bibi’s one “do over” to try and get a solid right wing government and that’s not happening because the Yamina party whom he was counting on led by Ayelet Shaked has just split back into two parties the New Right and Jewish Home. Netanyahu (mainly his wife) has an issue with Ayelet Shaked and so Bibi has a huge battle up hill because even if the Right agrees to back Netanyahu he’s still only at 55 seats. B/W have 57 and Lieberman’s ‘favor’. If I were the betting sort, I’d hedge my bets for a unity government and against Netanyahu ever enjoying a singular PMship - if he should even be named PM - again. For your reading: We’ll find out on Sunday who President Rivlin taps to form a government. Caroline Glick is a part of the New Right headed by Ayelet Shaked. And while she is a very good author, she writes opinion pieces and not articles rooted in situational facts. Her assertion of back to elections is not an option anyone wants. If Netanyahu called for elections again, he would surely lose. Because it would look (and it kinda did this last time) that he is fishing for an election result to keep him in power and his priority is himself and not Israel. Perception is everything in politics. And as for Israel’s ‘government’ changing, remember it is God who establishes the authorities on Earth: 1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. 2Consequently, the one who resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. If Netanyahu’s time is over and it is “time” to form a unity government - it is because it is “time” according to God for it to change. We know Israel accepts the antichrist. We know Israel makes a covenant with death. We know Israel accepts a “peace” agreement. We know God deals with Israel corporally. We know that the true King of Israel is the Lord Jesus and these things will happen as it leads the way for the King to return and redeem His People, Israel. So, if it’s time, it’s time. And not for nothing, all of this means we are almost out of here, woohoo! - Fair Use- Gantz used to be the Chief of Generals Staff of IDF. He knows how to articulate a war to Israel's gain. May be God sees him a better fit to lead Israel in the upcoming war. There could be a union between Gantz and Liberman. Breaking News Announcement The JerusalemPost 9/20/19 The office of Blue and White chairman, LTG (res.) Benny Gantz received a request from the United States Embassy to schedule a meeting with Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Envoy to the Middle East, during his visit in the region. An update will be issued separately once the date of the meeting has been determined. - Fair Use- ————- Hmmm ... what can it be? Perhaps the peace plan rollout & 3rd Temple? :unsure:
It is not racist for Israelis not to want Hamas supporters and champions of terrorist murderers in the Israeli government or receiving security briefings from the military and intelligence services. It is rational.
