(Meretz Political Ad: Two Sperm Meet and Talk at Airport) Some observers are suggesting that the new parties and new personalities in Israeli politics have clobbered the old. I think that the bigger story is that the political right in Israel has imploded.
Well, this is big news. The man who will be Israel’s next Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert has dropped his bid for unilaterally settling Israel’s borders and has called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to negoatiate the permanent borders of Israel. Last Wednesday, Abbas said he was ready for such negotiations.
Amir Peretz actually looks like one of the big winners — clearly surpassing expectations — if exit polls hold steady with vote count. Avigdor Lieberman of the Russian-immigrant supported Yisrael Beitanu party — a hard-right party — is also a big winner.
Despite the anxiety many feel about the elections in Israel today, thus far the polls show the lowest turnout in Israel’s history. This is interesting and may mean that efforts to scare Israelis to the polls, whether the source of fear is Netanyahu or Hamas, are having little effect. More later.
Andrew “Andy” Card, one of the least publicly visible White House Chiefs of Staff in history but someone with a steady, careful management hand who must be given credit for much of Bush’s political success, has announced his resignation.
I was one of many who was seduced by the early poll results showing a John Kerry win after the last presidential election — despite my having reported that Karl Rove’s spirits had buoyed in the final days of the election.
This just hit the internet at Raw Story, and TWN has confirmed the essential points through a source close to Rove: According to several Pentagon sources close to Rove and others familiar with the inquiry, Bush’s senior adviser tipped off Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to information that led to the recent “discovery” of 250 pages…
Antonin Scalia, who has already declared his full-fledged support for secret military tribunals BEFORE hearing the appeal this week, has startled Christians around the nation by “flipping off” critics moments after attenting Roman Catholic mass.
I find myself intrigued with last evening’s installment on The Morningside Post, a new blog launched by students at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). SIPA apparently invited Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi to speak — which he did via teleconference.
A while back, I sat in on a roundtable discussion with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Senator Sam Brownback to discuss a report they co-produced, “Uncommon Leadership for Common Values: Bipartisan Action on Human Rights“.
