Kadima is a bunch of gangsters and opportunists devoid of any ideaology. Ehud Olmert is the chief gangster. Thank G-d they have been slipping constantly in the polls for the last two weeks.Let us hope and pray to Hashem that Likud does well and that a right wing coalition of Likud, NRP, Lieberman, Shas, and Boruch Marzel will form the next Israeli Govt.
Ma. Rabbi | 03.27.06 - 6:04 pm | #

yeah yeah yeah--let's wait and see how these gangster totalitarian anti-democratic princes do today--all the advertising in the world can't force a mutt to eat the dog food; let's see if the Israeli electorate agrees with you--those too apathetic or turned off to vote at all btw belong in the "not scared to death of fascist Kadima" category.
Paul Freedman | 03.28.06 - 9:06 am | #

Boruch marzel ain't getting into the next Govt (with the help of beis din rabonei chabad!!!)
mendel | 03.28.06 - 11:38 am | #

well, early exit polls aren't going too well for Kadima--though Kadima + Labor is still about a projected 55ish center-left block--maybe the nationalist guys can work around this for ma rabbi's dream-team, but I dunno...
Paul Freedman | 03.28.06 - 3:12 pm | #

To Paul,
Accd. to channel 1 in Israel, Kadima only received 29 seats which fits in with my prediction of less than 30.
More importantly, Kadima cannot form a coalition without the 5 seats from the Arab party.Is this what you would want for Israel to be ruled by a leftist Arab embracing coalition?
Ma. Rabbi | 03.28.06 - 5:54 pm | #

Ma. rabbi--29 yeah, but throw in Meretz and you have about 54 cemter left (without Shas or Hadash)--your first comment here wasn't about mandates but Kadima being gangsters & etc. Kadima is still the largest party (list? "virtual party"?)--Olmert rules out Arabs in government and the the math gets dicey--here's the jpost breakdown (bout 95% vote):

Kadima: 29 Knesset seats
Labor: 20
Shas: 12
Likud: 12
Israel Beitenu: 11
NRP / NU: 8
Pensioners: 8
United Torah Judaism: 6
Meretz: 5
Balad: 3
Hadash: 3
United Arab List: 3

So excluding the Arab's can you get your nationalist government? Let's give you Beitenu ggoing right: w/Likud and Balad and NRP/NU that's 34 vs. 54 at the gate...

A nationalist coalition (formed by "Mr. Popularity" Netanyahu) has to somehow attract and maintain till the bell a coalition that adds Shas and UTJ to bring it up to 52 before adding Pensioners for a sort of feasible minority coalition or get Pensioners to be silent partners--but this is iffy. And Kadima + Labor + Meretz + Shas = 66 right off, or Kadima + Labor + Meretz + UTJ (not impossible) = 60 without the Pensioners (and the bad blood of the nationalist groupings).

A left-center non-nationalist-camp coalition is likely without Arabs.
Paul Freedman | 03.28.06 - 9:52 pm | #