that brought on the worst world financial crisis since the 1930s. Go back to kissing your pictures of Reagan and Thatcher and give him on the "unity" government. You get the government you deserve.

...or Kadima's non-existent security policies to hold him back?? Everything he needs is in the Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu foundation...

(Please note that I utilized lower case letters for labor & kadima, inteentionally. Their refusal to break out of the mold of self interest mandates that they be refered to in the most diminished manner) Bibi has fired shots across the bows of both reluctant parties and their leaders; attempting to draw them into the sober, almost funeral mood he is painting. Serious times demand serious approaches. Not self agrandizement and primping for position. They still refuse. And what will the public extract from that? That they are not worthy partners. Maybe they have hung out with Abbas too long and it was catching? So Bibi makes one last try. For the good of the nation. They still play hard to get. Bibi sighs. And then gets on with the business of trying to make the government work. and sitting in the corners, are Livni & Barak looking pisses off because it is not them in charge. They have made theirselves unworthy and no longer needed. sitting in opposition is only good if you actually oppose something, not just the fact that you are not in charge.

But,of course Livni should not join Netaniahu if she is not going to be the leader.It makes absolutely sense.Not that I would like her as PM,never,I don't,but it is logic for her ,in this case ,go to opposition,and if she loves Israel,she should do a responsable oppositiion. As for Netaniahy,he should make an extremelly responsable right wing govt,because that's the reason he is being put as PM.The elections MUST be respected.The will of Israel must be respected.

What would Kadima & Labour know about the ''good of the nation''???? It never entered into their considerations & policies before, why expect it now? On the contrary, in pursuit of their own selfish self-interest, they will do everything possible to undermine the new government like the traitors they are. Count on them to cooperate with all of those who have our worst interests at heart & smear a Likud-led government no matter the cost to the nation. The media will be only too happy to cooperate. Even if Kadima joins the coalition, primarily because many want important jobs, they will do nothing except undermine the government hoping to bring it down as soon as possible - expecting to gain political advantage later. For these people, the only motto is, ''Me, me, me & to hell with the country.'' As I write these words, Abbas our phoney peace partner seeks a Unity Gov't. with Hamas & frees Hamas terrorists in the West Bank - thus making Hamas ''legitimate'' while Kadima ''advisers'' offer Abbas advice on how to make Netanyahu look bad as an ''obstacle to peace''. The unscrupulousness of these people makes me want to throw up.

many kadima knesset members in the camp of mofaz would go over to likud if offered the right deal. this would cut kadima in half and make livni irrelevant. likud must steal them.

It was the economic Libertarian and the leader of the Chicago School of economics based at the University of Chicago - Milton Friedman, that suggested that the crisis of the 1930s was due to government regulation. He opposed government regulation. Despite Bush claiming himself to be "Republican" and "Conservative" - he granted subsidies to small enterprises, import quotas, tariffs and subsidies to US farmers - all of this goes against Libertarian economic philosophy. Bush also devalued the Dollar to ease the repayment of debts to other countries. Rumors say that President Obama intends to grant tax relief for 95% of the Americans. If it is true, he is going in the right direction. Bush only granted tax relief for the very super rich. Obviously Obama is doing the right in this matter. Furthermore, the US economy and the European economy of the 1960s and 1970s were not doing too well - they had inflation and rising unemployment - and those governments had increased government intervention. Thatcher of the UK wanted to close down unprofitable mines that were also detrimental to health and safety. She wanted to stop coddling and pampering unprofitable businesses in the UK and Reagan wanted a slimmer government and on top of that he wanted to lower taxes for businesses but increase government spending in the defense. Ironically, the very same people you are spitting at made sure that the US and UK economies recovered. The EU being farther to the left than US in economy and has long supported the erroneous theory of the welfare state, has suddenly realized that liberalizing the economy is the only right thing to do to make it efficient. In order to strengthen Israel's economy it must be profitable to work and unprofitable to sit home and do nothing. The more people that work and the more people that have money, the more consumption you will see - thus - demand rises and the need for more employment is needed. In order to pass these bills in the Knesset, Netanyanu needs as broad support as possible, and that is why he wants Kadima and Labor in the coalition, but Kadima and Labor have made their choice - their personal career is more important to them than the well being of Israel.

This really makes no sense at all. Anyone please try to explain this one to me - and to any one else for that matter. The right wing won a clear victory over the center / left. Likud with partners can form government without Labour and Kadima. What't it all about?

have been in a state of emergency ever since Moses crossed the Red Sea. Constant, stable, unending, unreleting state of emergency. But we are resilient and no hurdle is too high to tackle.

Netanyahu does want a broad coalition for stability but Obama wants him to get at the very least Livni as part of the government because he does nor want a right wing goverment. He wants a liberal left one which with a liberal Likud & left wing Kadima we would get because he could keep both the religious and nationalst blocks out with Livni & Liberman. Its been 2 weeks now since the election, Peres has formerly given Bibi the task of forming a coalition so we know who will get the PM job. Both Livni & Barak have said once they prefer opposition to sitting in a coalition led by Bibi but instead of accepting that and starting to put together a coalition with the religious and right wing he is totaly ignoring them and keeps offering more and more to Livni & Barak. He sems to be taking the attitude that its them I want or nobody. Isn't it time to say I won't get the government that the rest of the world wants me to put together and I will think about the country and put together a coalition with the parties that backed me when Peres decided if it should be him or Livni who should be responsible for putting together the coalition. The country needs a government not Barak, Livni or Netanyahu but we cannot spend another week with Netanyahu chasing after the left wing parties.

The Israeli Parliament - the Knesset, has 120 seats. A winning coalition needs minimum 61 seats. Netanyahu's coalitions has 65 seats. He wants to assure that Israel is united in a time of crisis and he places the good of the nation above party politics - even though he may quietly within himself show overwhelming distaste for Kadima's Livni and Labor's Ehud Barak. Yes, the Right won the elections - there is no question about it. But the Right thinks it is important to keep the nation united. I agree, even though I personally cannot stand Livni and Barak.

When Livini prematurely claimed her "mandate", wasnt it she that invited Bibi to join "her unity government". If she really cared about the people she would join a unity government. Instead she makes it clear that she is following her teachers, Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert whos modo is "Its all about ME". Poilitics as usual in this Banana Republic. When will someone new and honest stand up and be Israel's Obama?

I thought you already HAD thrown up - i.e. by the time I finished reading your post it appeared that that was what you had just done. Just vomited into the computer. Face facts, Livni has a different view of where the country should go than Bibi does. That's legitimate. All of your whining about self interest doesn't change the fact that if she doesn't agree with him on key issues, then she shouldn't join his government.

In 1993, the Labor government forced Oslo on the Israeli people and justified by saying that Israel was totally secure and there was no more danger. Now, 15 years later, Israel is in mortal danger and Kadima and Labor haven't changed. Is it sad or funny?

"Furthermore, the US economy and the European economy of the 1960s and 1970s were not doing too well - they had inflation and rising unemployment" I suggest you check your history. Up to the '73 oil embargo, the U.S. and Europe were at, or near, full employment. Inflation was slightly elevated, but nothing major.

Every day that this petty infighting goes on, Olmert is still there doing damage. At least that is what defense is saying. It seems that after the past couple of years of tragic mistakes that something could be done about this. Can't Bibi be given the power of the office he is about to step into now in order to prevent further damage? If not, can't he at least quit kissing Livni and get a government formed?

You had me until your stupid remark about Israel electing someone honest like obama. Honest??? Are you in la la land? Are you so consumed by this pretender's charisma that you cannot see that everything he has said is a lie...every program he has proposed is based on false premises designed to aggrandize socialist power and dominion over people who once were among the freest in the world? Believe me, Israel does NOT need a barack hussein obama. With 'friends' like this, you won't need enemies!

This deliberate use of the current tense situation (with Iran, Gaza...) to fulfill political aims ("Everybody should go together for the good of Israel, under MY government) is typical of Bibi's disgusting methods.

If you can! The only way Netanyahu, his ego and the fools who support him can make a government is if Lieberman turns his back on the principles of Israel Beiteinu. If he does this the next time round bye bye Avigdor!

we're about 800 people living in switzerland gathered together to vote for bibi when the time comes. good luck

I agree with your analysis. I wish Netanyahu would read it. It seems to me that he wants power at ANY cost. He fears that an alliance with the right wing parties - which have little in common and are antagonistic towards one another - will precipitate a fall of his government. That's why he so desperately (and pathetically I'd add) is trying to convince the left to join him. It would make his government stable because he is ready to compromise on everything. That's why it's more expedient for him to go along with the left's plan for land surrender than to support the fractious right wing. If it were up to me, I would like to put some sense in the right wing's parties so they would all set aside their individual needs (regarding education, welfare, marriage and so on) and concentrate on only two issues: 1) integrity of the land of Israel 2) reform of political and judicial systems. Once that has been accomplished, then all parties can go back to their usual bickering. What I'd like to know is whether Netanyahu is aware of how much he is in the power of the left right now. Being an Alpha male, that must be rather unpleasant. Kadima and Labor sense his desperate need and they are waiting to get as much as possible from him in exchange for joining the government. The losers, in the end, will be the people of Israel. With some honorable exceptions (like Aryeh Eldad and others in NU) many candidates are just opportunists.

The elections MUST be respected.The will of Israel must be respected, just like the will of America and Palestine was.

It is unbelievable that Livni who's campaign was all about Netanayhu's supposed double standards has blatantly done so herself. Livni made us believe in the absolute necessity of a unity government. But what she failed to tell us is that she meant that only if she heads it. To think that this is what we voted for is so devastating. I really hope that she wakes up and put aside petty politics for the greater good of us all. If she doesn't, in my eyes she may as well be considered a traitor to this country.

Isn't it so Mr. Netanyahu?

This is A Planet O Emergency is that Right Mr. Netanyahu?

IS AFRAID...................

netanyahu's ambitions to rely on livni or barak clones of olmert makes no sense to me. what was the point in voting for change when netanyahu apparently likes things the way they are?