It is so right, Ben-Dror, there is so much i stake. Israel is on the brink of falling into a dark hole we haven't seen before in Israel modern history. A dark nationalistic-ultra-Orthodox government will progress anti-democratic rule, widen use of religious Halacha laws, prohibit civil and economical reforms in all aspects of society (internal affairs, housing, education, law, military end more), make no progress on the peace with Palestinians and most of all, increase tensions with the American administration to a level that can cause complete instability in the region. Kahlon can make a difference, if he choos to create a different coalition, that will prohibit of all this scenario.

The author wants Kahlon to disregard the vast majority of Israeli voters and surrender to his lunatic far left fear mongering. The election proved Israel wants and needs a strong leader. Not boot kissers like Herzog and Livni. This utterly contemptible letter insults both human intelligence and democracy.

Moshe Kahlon will be the Finance Minister in a Likud-led Coalition.

Why are you trying to subvert the will of the Israeli people, who overwhelmingly voted for Likud? Do you pretend that you know better than the Israeli electorate? Fact of the matter is, all the rightist parties won; giving Netanyahu an overwhelming mandate to form the next government. What on earth gives you the right to say that you know better than the Israeli electorate? The Israeli electorate has spoken. Can you at least respect that? Or would you prefer a situation such as that which exists in the United States, whereby the American people do not vote for the president through direct election? It is the Electoral College which votes for the American president. Only two states require their electors to vote in tandem with the popular vote in the state, and both those states have strong Republican majorities. Obama has been the beneficiary -- twice -- of strong Democratic governors and State assemblies. Were he to stand for election today, he'd lose. No matter which direction the American people were to vote. Just so you know. Obama enjoys the support -- according to the latest polls -- of an embarrassing thirty-one percent of the American people. The American people do not want rapprochement with Iran. They do not want rapprochement with Cuba (see how quickly that one went away?). The fact of the matter is that, in view of the fact that Prime Minister Netanyahu is doubly popular in the United States than is the sitting American president, has it occurred to you that perhaps the American people DO NOT WANT the American president to shove a terrorist, welfare "palestinian" state on land which belongs to Israel? Don't the rules governing the conduct of war matter to you? The "palestinians" are six-time aggressors and six-time losers. And Obama is nothing more than a truculent child; one who is determined to write his way into the history books as something other than the worst president in American history. Obama can play whatever games he likes -- he is, after all, a poor excuse for a statesman; childish games are his thing -- but he cannot do it at the expense of the sovereign State of Israel. Get used to the concept, because it is not going to change. Neither will the rules governing the conduct of war, under which Israel reacquired Judea and Samaria in the course of fighting a DEFENSIVE war. The land is ours. The illegal Arab squatters cannot have it. They will have to go -- voluntarily or otherwise. I suggest you read the Hague Conventions on the conduct of war. It will be enlightening. Keep a dictionary next to you so that you can make your way past the big words.

Khalon is a right winger at heart but more importantly Netanyahu has offered him the finance ministry whilst Buji has not offered him anything near as prestigious. To form a coalition Buji would need Khalon and the arabs but Khalon will never join a coalition with arabs. Buji needs Likud to form a coalition but Netanyahu won't agree to be Bujis number 2 as he hes more seats

There is a fair chance for either government to be formed and a person's political future will be dependent on his choice. Elections should have solved everything if it was done properly and there is no hurry in forming a government . In the absence of a government previous government is in charge till one is formed.

If you want everything,you will get nothing..

... if Netanyahu creates a new "animal control" ministry and offers it to Buji? Then Itzhak and Tzipi can spend their days running after feral cats and stray dogs. That's about what they're good for. And Buji will have his precious ministerial post. Who says the art of compromise is lost? ;-)

It is interesting that many of the posters here claim that Netanyahu and Likud "won" the vote. Sorry, children, they won a plurality of the vote but not a majority. Even if we add to the total the remainder of the far right parties, they only account for 36.7% of the vote. The left/center parties including Kahlon's total to 41.7%. The two religious parties account for 10.8%, while the Joint List adds another 10.8%. For Netanyahu to continue, he needs to attract not just religious parties, but also at least one of the center parties. Unfortunately for him voters selected Yesh Atid or Kaholon on the issue of social justice - something Netanyahu doesn't accept.