Israel's Netanyahu fails to lure rivals to cabinet
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- Leftablaze on 2009-02-26 - Tags no_tag
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Although he can theoretically count on support from fellow right-wingers for a 65-strong bloc in the 120-member parliament, Netanyahu is believed to favour a broad coalition that will have a better chance of surviving in the notoriously unstable world of Israeli politics.
"He is terrified by the possibility that he will have to present a narrow government to Barack Obama," the Maariv newspaper wrote. "It keeps him awake at night."
Although Likud won 27 seats in the election -- one less than Kadima -- Netanyahu has been tasked with forming the next cabinet as he stands a better chance of cobbling together a coalition by an April 3 deadline.
The former premier favours a broad alliance over a purely right-wing coalition that would be unlikely to last a full term and would put Israel at odds with Obama's administration.
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on 2009-02-26 by leftablaze
So the old firm of Olmert hands over to the new face of settler colonialism - Netanyahu - himself an old fox cold warrior. This article is typical of the mush of commercial coverage, presenting Kadima as a "centrist" party and Barak's Likud as an "responsible oppositon". This is code for the Gaza nightmare - no acceptace for the democratically elected government of Palestine, the fact Obama might actually grill them is a fascinating diversion, because I doubt he can stop a repeat of last month if pushed!
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