Labour got Defense portfolio! This is terrible. Now IDF will be even softer on "palestinian" terrorists. Under Labour, even shelling of empty fields will be deemed too provocative. Hey, why not just give this portfolio to Bellin? Idiots!

4 years if it has different parties with different programs.

All zionists better head for the hills. The land giveaways are about to begin in warp speed. As for education - the system is so post zionist now that it could not get any worse.

These kind of talks should be PUBLIC talks,televisioned,radio difused,etc. People can not be cheated this way,they must know what kind of talks are these. And,there is another thing:Govt.promissed a REFERENDUM. And one more thing,Sharon is in coma and most than certainly will never speak again,so how can they act in the name of somebody is not there anymore? Israelis should go to the streets and show their WILL! Israelis must decide among them what they really want,because this govt. don´t seem to represent them decently. It is not possible these governors act this way!People must do something!

As my Father says we MUST keep the finance portfolio. They can have defence and agriculture. Who cares about who makes falafels, my friends? Follow me! Kadima!

is the name of the game. This is not what the Israeli public voted for. Peretz will be simply a liar of the first degree if he accepts any portfolio other than the Treasury or Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Social and Electoral Reforms. This was his platform and he should keep his promise to those who voted for him ( not me ). Olmert is no better because he too is reneging on his promises and his stated platform.He stated " this Parliament will bring a Constitution to Israel ". " This Parliament will bring electoral reform to Israel ". He has not yet formed his goverment and already he has said these reforms will be delayed. This is simply called lying or deceiving and if the MK's continue this way one day people power will expel them, yes it does happen in democracies. They are all a bunch of charlatans practicing chicanery and they will be exposed before long, may this government last but a short time because it will without a shadow of doubt be the worst one ever and I am certain that it will be the political downfall of peretz should he become Defense Minister, the only problem is that it will cost lives and money and reputation. Mark my words.

I hereby call on the Israeli people to rise against this deception. This is not what we voted for. Only a public uprising and a show of people power will solve this problem once and for all. We deserve better and we certainly deserve what we voted for under the rules of democracy. This is wrong and must be corrected. I stress, an uprising, but under no circumstances any violence whatsoever. Not even a harmless stick should be held by anyone. A mass sit in at the Presidential Office and public rallies in every town square.

Unlike you, we have great interest in progress, which involves many different issues. You are all united in the politics of death and destruction. Which ever party or parties govern Israel, rest assured you will get your wish.

Please accept my condolonces and if you will my advice. Resign and return to Academia.This should be a matter of principle but permit me to say that should you remain you will become inevitably tainted. Integrity before the dubious honor of being an MK should be your decision. My very best wishes either way.

Lavon, now Peretz may God be with us in our tragedy.

but she was the first to comment this morning and she hit the nail on the head, I agree with every word she said , the public has been cheated, BIG TIME.

27 / 28 Ministers. Why do we have to put up with this, what have we done to deserve this. It means 27 / 28 volvos, secretaries, general directors and jobs for the boys. Even Mazuz will have to enlarge his staff of deputies to keep track on corruption and pursue the perpetrators as surely there will be many. When will there be an end to this anomaly called the Government of Israel.

Will now be protected as under the new General Secretary of the Army they will be able to strike with impunity and if the Gen.Sec. does not get his way in cabinet he can just CLOSE DOWN THE ARMY LIKE HE DID THE COUNTRY.

I feel very strongly about this and I am indeed very annoyed. The time has come for the people to act.

They play musical chairs. I pray to God that we will not have to play dirges on violins.

That 500 shekel minimum wage raise was sold for an extra cabinet seat. That peretz never gave a damn about minimum wage workers. He never did anything for us when he was head of the histadrut. Never had a strike for all workers to receive their salaries according to the law. Now he will be min. of Defense? We need a min. of Offense and we get this clown. I feel sorry for the students. They get a zombie-look alike to be min.of education. I wonder what leftist propoganda they will fill the kids' heads with?

Lavon -Gen. Sec. Unions - Minister of Defense - Big Mess - Tragedy. Peretz - Gen.Sec. Unions - Minister of Defense - Bigger Mess - Bigger Tragedy. I so much want to be wrong in my predictions but I am so convinced that it will turn out this way.

Expecting complete honesty from politicians is naive, but this is excessive. Do they even have the interests of the public in mind at all?? Labor getting defense and education while completely backing off on some of their major platforms! Olmert has to pay attention not only to the amount of ministries allotted to each party, but what the natures of these ministries are. In control of defense Labor will practice weakness and appeasment, and in control of education they will teach the next generation weakness and appeasment as well.

This Government will find itself in a canoe up the River without a paddle. All who voted for the Peretz Social Revolution have been sold down the River. Pensioners watch your hopes float down the Swanee. Cry me a River. All the coming tears might contribute to the Jordan which is becoming a Nahal Achzav but then we will also have a Government Achzav. Show me that River , take me across and wash all my troubles away.

why not give up and let Peretz become Prime Minister so that we can have some real action. He would be so happy to name Sheli as Minister of Defense, Cabel as Foreign Minister, Braverman Minister of Transport, Ami as Knesset Speaker and Matan would make a great Finance Minister with all the 35 years of experience that he has. Chelm alei adamot Hagiga, gedola.

The definition of a politician is one who explains, during four years of opposition what he will do for you when he gains power and then spends four years explaining why he could not keep his promises. This, of course is when they are polite. In the case of Israel they promise, break and say nothing. The people let them get away with it each time and they just keep on going full steam ahead.

The Jewish people are held in high regard by many for their intelligence, intellect, capabilities, resilience and in general for understanding " what's what " in any given situation, and fast at that. I am bewildered as to why it is that they manage to defy Lincoln's famous dictum. I truly do not understand this, it has always been enigmatic to me. I would be obliged if someone would offer me a possible explanation.

If you are the son of olmert and you think its great news why are you in New york?

Olmert wants to give away our land for nothing and peretz wants to slash the defense by a billion shekels. And we are worried about hamas. With stupidity like this who needs enemies

"We are tiered of victories", "circumstances change", "I want to dictate"...a policy of havlaga and with little stalin, a resident of Sderot, restraint will rein as the rockets rain causing more deaths and injuries worse than same. In peretz he has partner in the pogroms to bash the brains in and break the limbs of those who love the land that protects all of you. Rise in the name of humanity. Expel those who have killed you, before you have to kill them and they won't kill you anymore.

When I was young and I read in the newspapers about Stalin shooting and killing his own people I could not believe it. One day my Father said to me " politics is the dirtiest game of all ". I also could not believe this. I soon grew up, maximum by 20 I understood it all . It really is sad.

could be Minister of Culture and the circus would then be complete. Barnum and Bailey would have been very proud of you Mr. Olmert. Even GWB would be a welcome addition, he could teach Peretz to speak the mostest and bestest and correctest and woderfulest Englishoid lingo since the almostest forgotten periodical of Abba Even.