Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Early Turnout Huge in Israeli Election

++By noon 26.5% of Israel had voted with a large turnout of Israeli Arabs. Bibi warned that the Zionist Union was busing Arabs to the polls--sound familiar to the GOP complaints in 2012?

++The ultra orthodox Chief rabbi made a point of not voting that sent a signal to the ultra-right religious parties.

++At Think Progress Igor Volsky writes perceptively that the GOP has a problem when Bibi denounced a Palestinian state. The two state solution has been a consensus position in the United States,Israel and the international community. John Boehner had actually commented that Bibi would make bold steps in this area. Apparently not. It was one comment that further would isolate Israel in an election all the elite agreed meant that Israel would have to repair international relations.

++Oh and Chuck Norris endorsed Bibi--again. I wonder how this late minute celebrity endorsements from Americans go over.

++I'll check in over the day to see what happens. Israelis are saying the day of Bibi is over even if there is a unity government.


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