Politics Make Strang Bedfellows

Events in the last few days just prove the point that rabbis do not make good political analysts, especially here in Israel. What I wrote in my previous postings could have come to pass.

Shaul Mofaz and Bibi Netanyahu were fierce political adversaries. Now they have formed a strong coalition, bringing the center party, Kadimah, closer to the more right wing Likud. The Knesset did not dissolve and September elections are history. It remains to be seen what, if anything, this strong coalition can accomplish in the year and a half before the next scheduled elections.

Israel faces a number of challenges in the coming weeks and months. We hope for some positive results!

Frank