A plausable story.Neither would be elected if and when the system of election is revised.Israeli politician of the modern generation are for themselves only.Not being voted by the people they do not care a single thought for the people,Scrach my back is the only norm with the mostly criminals who occupy the government offices.

It is interesting that you quote Agnon on politicians, but those are the words of a philosopher, and they may be true. However, Mrs Aloni was also a politician in her day, as was rabin, and Peres who still is. So this kind of argumentation is not very useful. In israel , everybody wants to be PM, from the taxi driver to the lawyer, to the General. Perhaps noone is fit to lead, and the country is being led by a ship of fools. I dont think Barak or Livni are fit to lead, and as for Mofaz, he is an unknown quantity. But Barak was a failure when he did lead, Livni is a failure already. And Olmert is a disaster. Kadima is the most egotistical and corrupt party one could imagine, led by greedy and self serving opportunists who only seek their own progression, with no regard to their country's safety.

too true - but I also think that livni is not the right person to become PM.....................................

The entire party is a bunch of liars, thieves and assorted crooks. Labor are whiners and losers. Bibi is too far to the left. We need a real party for once

Israel will be speaking in Arabic and Iranian if they listen to her. She believes in total surrender to Arabs and Iran.

....and let it become "palestine". Nothing less will satisfy her. She wants Israel dismantled, look at the school textbooks she was consulted for before they were published. Nakba instead of Jabotinsky....Deir Yassin instead of Altalena... She wants a "palestine" instead of Israel, but ask her to surrender her million dollar property and live under the PLO....and that's another story...no, can't do.

Ms Aloni has been a party leader and MK member. The Agnon quote applies to her. As for Barak loosing Labor Chair and retiring to private life a time, and making [GASP !] money ..How perverted and immoral. That is a crime Ms Aloni ? Indeed a foolish jab placing you as prime example of Agnon's buffoon. So Livni will enable Security agency - how about a better government system and having national elections now. Livni asks right questons: see UN REs 1701. Sure

there are no real leaders to guide us thru this difficult period. most of the population is unanware or has no interest. I am VERY woried about the futue here in the middle east. we have all these stong armies aroud us and our PM is busy with his money transactions. he is also so selfish. THE MAN an his WIFE are sick preople.

The only leader fit to run our country is Moshe Feiglin .

IT IS A FIRM POLICY THAT IS NEEDED WHICH MUST IMPRESS THE ELECTORATE INORDER TO TO MAKE THE NEXT FIRM PRIME MINISTER .BICKERING AND SLANGING ONE ANOTHER MAKES FOR INSTABILITY ....IT IS NOT A POLICY,

point of view. No one in the corrupt and cowardly regime in power now should sitin the next government. We need people who are the opposite of aloni. True Zionists and Jews that care for the state of Israel. We need people who will not be afraid to destroy gaza for the kassam and mortar attacks. We need to be independent of the u.n., the eurabian union and the treacherous U.S. state department. We need humans not poodles.

She was very active in politics and headed Meretz until Yossi Sarid had her thrown out. But then her friends fixed her up with work so that she could continue leeching off the public.

Shulamit Aloni is a feminist leftist who has a fear and hate of men in general. Her support for LIvni is not that surprising. I happen to agree with her that Mofaz and Barak are the wrong direction. Lieberman or Bibi would give us some hope

I assume that as you are davebt, UK, you are from the UK and Feiglin might be a good replacement for Gordon Brown. He might even put an end to the Islamification of the UK. As for here, well, if you want to encourage "Yerida" (emigration from Israel) go ahead. That will be the end of Freedom of Speech, thought and choice! Please take him to the United Sultanate of Great Britanistan!

Does Aloni, Barak or whoever translated this article know what a "wet dream" is?

What did you ever actually acomplish when you were in government?

Aside from medals and military designations, ehud barak is likely next to olmert the worst PM in history. He is so smart that he is stupid. he couldn't see through arafat who was playing games all along, he offered huge unseemly concessions that are a point of departurefor dcurrent negotiators in the minds of the arabs and worst of all, he showed an incredible cowardice in not taking resolute action against the public lynching of 2 israeli soldiers in ramallah. That lynching called for a massive bombing of the shrieking crowd in ramallah who egged the killers on. Barak for reasons you may offer, did next to nothing and hit some empty buildings. The cowardice goes to his core. So, notice his threats, we will know how to respond, we are the strongest force in the region, don' t test us are empty pathetic threats. Look at the south and the north. he says by withdrawing we have more world sympathy. Bullcrap.the world could care less about israel. I'll take the high ground, you withdraw. So to this day, he continues with his insanity, the golan, the west bank. He would have to something miraculous to redeem himself on the lynchings which was a dagger at the jewish nation. olmert we know is a coward withoiut military experience. But barak with his medals to do what he did is unbelievable. He ought to get out of politics and never show his face in governemtns again.