Opinion  Orly Azoulay
Netanyahu's rivals should have seen it coming
Orly Azoulay
Published: 13.04.19, 00:20
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1. The 'Blue & White party..........that never was a party.
tiki ,   belgium   (04.13.19)
It was a construction with one platform .....no more Bibi!

Their 'momentum of luck was that they were just a party for 2 month!

Given another 2 month and the hole B&W hot air balloon would explode.

The tapes, the telephone hack, the remarks, the rumors, Gantz US-business success & erratic hand gestures

and than........

Gantz 'victory speech' would have been only the beginning.

Lapid's "we'll make your life miserable" showed the new policies of uniting the public.

We can be thankful that the Israeli public made the right choice and chose a intelligent, responsible leader with buckets full of experience.
2. Delusional
yaron ,   Melbourne   (04.13.19)
Delusional is the only word that comes to mind – to think that Hillary mistake is that she did not get her hand dirty – How much dirtier could Hillary (and the DNC) get then having fusion GPS hire the services of a Trump hating ex-Spy and FBI informant to work with the Russians to try and bring him down by making crazy allegations and by disseminating this information (Steele dossier), coordinate through the DNC linked lawyer with the DOJ ,etc, etc- ?? , Hillary played dirty – like getting in advance questions in a town hall debate, the Bernie ‘atheist’ fiasco, by calling almost ½ the population despicable, and on and on and on… Hillary’s problem , like this nonsense of an ‘analysis’ is the denial or reality – Refusal to accept the outcome – look at her attack on Women who did not vote for her – they are apparently mindless individual controlled by their husbands who have internalized misogyny – Hillary is totally unhinged and many Democratic commentators have commented on her lack of introspection and trying to find blame in everyone and her conspiracy and pop-psychology.
3. Next time paint Gantz black-face. :)
Tarphon ,   Jerusalem   (04.13.19)
4. Working pensioner
Geoff Rubin ,   חדרה   (04.13.19)
Blue and white should change their name to black and blue ! They had everything in their favor , the indictments, submarines, budget deficit and most of all the media, They were outgunned every step of the way and whoever was responsible for their campaign couldn`t organize a " piss up in a brewery " ( an old English expression ). Adding insult to injury was the victory speech when a three year old could see they were well beaten with two of the networks showing it was neck and neck. The saddest part was the effect on the Labor party and I am partly to blame - I voted for Gantz.
5. Obama lied many died, Israelis see msm lies in real time..
(04.13.19)
6. Bibi's rivals are dumb leftists. They can't help it
Chaim ,   Israel   (04.13.19)
Bibi defeated his rivals, Gantz and Lapid, because they are dumb, destructive leftists. They can't help it. The vast majority of Israelis rejects the left and it's ruinous ways. Gantz tried to pass himself off as a centrist but Israelis weren't fooled. Their defeat was inevitable.
7. Both of them the worst for both countries, my opinion
(04.13.19)
Plus, I am just plain disgusted.

The voters get what they voted for... and we are all worse off, depending on your point of view, values and kind of country you want to live in.
8. how about the reality that a majority of Israeli citizens...
Rafi ,   US   (04.13.19)
... simply lean to the right today... regardless of how Gantz might have conducted his campaign?

(No, I don't like it.. .but the #'s seem to indicate that, for better or worse, this IS the current reality ..)

9. OBAMA SUPPORTER
pm   (04.13.19)
this writer has been inspired by terrorist obama' clone tactics that says clearly he is a nauseating leftist and terror supporter.
10. You don't need to look further than this article/this author
(04.13.19)
THIS is precisely the mad mindset of the Left worldwide.
Thank God (or whatever) that the majority is sane and waking up.
In the meanwhile, the forces of leftist oppression are consolidating & getting more insane by the day.
Not a optimistic scenario.
11. How clueless can a person remain AFTER THE EVENT?
(04.13.19)
Mrs.Orly "explains" to herself(?) why earth simply cannot be round, because people would, like: fall off??!!!
Her reading of both US and Israeli political map & the so called "people", is just as false as before the election of Trump and continuous success of Netanyahu.
You see, in her and her fellow travelers' world, there's nothing wrong with loving your enemy, embracing suicidal financial policies, "enriching" society with as many colors & shapes as possible....
and she wonders why SANE populations choose otherwise?!
12. and phelosophy
fadya   (04.13.19)
is not a true science
13. Israeli election are "Sour Grapes" to some
moshe shen ,   Tivon   (04.13.19)
Sour grapes !
An expression that means : A sweet "vintage " ( a certain outcome is sought) , but sour grape mash results( facts on the ground ).

Sour Grapes of the Israeli election must include the candidacy of the mediocre Yair Lapid:
never GRADUATE from high school, was UNFIT to serve in the IDF, has NO substantial achievements to QUALIFY as a Prime Minister of Israel !
14. Excuse me author...
Steven Allsopp   (04.13.19)
Clinton and Obama are two of the most corrupt, evil politicians on Earth. And they're up against stiff competition at that.
15. Get real, you lost!
Dr.Jack ,   Vancouver   (04.13.19)
Stop whining and see the reality!!!

The ordinary people, those who work and defend the country, voted for Bibi!

The elites, between two cappuccinos and a martini, don't get it!!
16. They "see" nothing, they learn nothing. Ideology, like
(04.14.19)
religion freezes one's mind.
Dogma of God or dogma of "peace" is just as dangerous to the mental health of humans.
17. Gantz needed Haredis. So why partner with Lapid?
Sam ,   Montreal   (04.14.19)
Gantz was shortsighted in thinking of coalition.People wanted change from Netanyahu. Gantz failed to take advantage,
18. Ynet was gung ho Gantz right up to the election.
Left Ain't Right ,   Höversnövehr, NL   (04.15.19)
Of course, Gantz loses & now Ynet is featuring stories that he didn't have a chance. Love seeing the Left throw their own under the bus!
19. Tiki
Zoe   (04.14.19)
Yes, an intelligent, leader just as you are an intelligent woman
20. #10
Zoe   (04.15.19)
The first time in Jewish History we were independent was during King David's reign (75 years) - second time, for about 66 years was just before the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans. Now it's the third time we are a free people in our land. What I now feel, thanks to Bibi, is that after 70 years of independence, it's going to be a very short time before our country goes down the drain. Well, once more, we'll have to look for another place to live among goyim. Thank you Regev, Amsallem, Bitan, Deri, Gamliel, and all the rest of our classy, educated, smart members of government.
21. Too bad Orly didn't run the Blue & White campaign
Jake   (04.15.19)
With a "strategist" like Orly the center-left bloc would have been thrashed by an even greater margin.
22. Hillary and Blue and White are as dirty as it gets
Mordechai   (04.16.19)
Hillary colluded with Russia to create the fake Trump dossier. That is about as dirty as it gets.

Blue and White had nothing to offer. Left already tried everything with the bogus indictments of Bibi. Voters laughed

Also voters have seen the disaster Obama was for both the US and Israel. The left seeing him as a role model one reason they keep losing.

The left needs to realize its problem is its ideas. Voters think they are idiotic. Until they come up with better ideas they have no chance.
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