If Effie Eitam is right, and many of the Pensioners' votes came from the "National Religious Public," does that mean he will learn his lesson and realize that at least 50% (and probably more like 80%) of the "National Religious Public" isn't interested in voting for his extreme right wing messianistic ideology? The NRP used to be the party of inclusiveness, of modern orthodoxy (to use the American term), social justice and religious moderation. These guys have turned it into a party of extremism. A one-trick pony toying with rebellion against the State of Israel. How could the old party of the religious kibbutzim so betray its community by running together with the party of fascism (NU)? No wonder they failed. They deserve it.

Mostly pork of the budget kind, but probably (judging from other comments) the other kind as well.

Strange comment from Occupied California - captured or stolen from Mexico! Please tell us stupid Israelis how you would subjugate 3 million Arabs intent on your demise and who breed like rabbits? After all, you subjugated the Indian Tribes and still “keep” them on reservations. Who said Apartheid is dead? My solution is get out of the "Occupied Land" that cannot be attached to Israel and get the Palestinians out of my country and close the door on them forever. They need help - let their Egyptian, Syrian, Iranian and Saudi brothers help them. The want to fire on our cities and towns randomly, we fire back with accuracy! Our soldiers who are our children and future of Israel and the Jewish People, are too precious to be sacrificed in a no win situation just as your armed forced are in Iraq. Trouble is your President is blinded by oil as you are blinded by religious doctrine.