"He presented Israel as a sort of Sicily at the time of its violent mafia, a place in which economic players allow themselves to threaten the finance minister and his family in order to thwart national policy objectives." Sounds VERY much llike Israel... think Ports, Electric Company, IMI, Mekorot, Tnuva, Elite, Super-Sol, etc. Plocker continues his short-sighted attempts at manipulation of public opinion. Plocker should be warned against such a media spin, but fails to heed the warning. CONSTITUTION, REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL CABINET MEMBERS NOW!!!

I was amazed that no one followed up his story in an interview on TV as to how he kept his mother alive after the doctors gave up hope.Did he exercise some muscle as the former head of a Medical Care Org and recieve treatment that the proleteriat may not have recieve!?

"We must wonder how such an individual can be trusted to guide the Israeli economy, and how he will act in a crisis." Just an example of the maggiority of our leaders. http://www.semel.info