that Abbas will talk with Herzog, not Bibi.

But if Abbas is ready to talk directly, that's good news.

Let's just hope Bibi push aside his views and listen to what Abbas want. If there are things that can be met, without having to release more prisoners from the Israeli side (you know they will be re-arrested soon) but focus on what they need - the imprisoned terrorists offers nothing.

I haven't heard that Bibi has formed a government yet. If he can't, then Herzog will get the chance.

established.

Election was on March 17th. He has until the end of this month to make it happen.

So far, it's not promising. He still has the Kulanu and Yesh Atid problem. the MK's there are not willing to join, and Bibi might find himself short.

Herzog has already achieved the magic number with his Zionist Camp, Kulanu and Yesh Atid along with the non-participation of the Arab Joint List.

The deadline is very flexible. The Israeli president will extend it another two weeks if need be.

There is no chance that Herzog will be asked to form the government.

Kulanu has already recommended Likud so I am not sure why you are putting them in Herzog's camp.

and Moshe Kahlon should be ashamed of himself for aligning with the right-wing fruitcakes again.

They are meeting right now jockeying for significant positions in the cabinet.

allows a max of 42 days (28 days, which can be extended an additional 14 days)

it is about to give birth to a three-hundred pound settler in full Likud attire.

And I'm the one who will not raise taxes. My opponent now says he'll raise them as a last resort, or a third resort. But when a politician talks like that, you know that's one resort he'll be checking into. My opponent won't rule out raising taxes. But I will. And the Congress will push me to raise taxes and I'll say no. And they'll push, and I'll say no, and they'll push again, and I'll say, to them, ‘Read my lips: no new taxes.’

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush

Politicians say a lot of things when they are trying to get elected.

Claiming that he didn't raise taxes when he obviously did and broke his campaign promise*.

Would you like to defend him as well?

Please proceed RDO.

*

Your own non-linked whine states that. "Read my lips: no new taxes."

He didn't create new taxes, but he did raise the old ones.


So, once again, a factual reply is not defense or endorsement.

A clumsy grade-schooler could have caught that.

See, he didn't just say he was not going to create NEW taxes, he also said in the same speech that he would not raise any taxes, something you already admitted he did.

So once again, a factual reply is not a defense or endorsement.

Your splaining is suffering big time.


Now back to the reality that you want to divert from.

When Bush raised taxes, he remained President and he had enough votes in Congress to pass the compromise.

Netanyahu's coalition is explicitly racist and committed to continuing the occupation indefinitely. Even if he had the inclination to negotiate a deal in good faith (his entire public record says he has no such inclination) his government would collapse the nanosecond word got out about it.

He ran a pro-apartheid campaign--now he's stuck with that mandate. He poisoned the well, and now has to drink from it.

We'll see how it goes.