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With Israeli elections set for next month, a new Jerusalem Post poll finds that all totaled, right-wing parties have a strong eight-seat advantage over left parties, suggesting that if the election were held today Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu would return to power as Israel's next prime minister. Most polls have shown that the Gaza operation has benefited Labor (led by Defense Minister Ehud Barak) but has either not helped or hurt the prospects for Kadima, led by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

As for this one:

The survey found that the Likud had risen from 27 seats to 29, Labor had gone up from 14 to 15, and Kadima had fallen from 27 to 23 since the previous Post poll was published on October 31. Likud and Kadima, which were tied then, are now six seats apart, and the Right bloc's advantage over the Left remains a hefty eight mandates, 64 to 56.

The Knesset has 120 members, meaning that the party that wins the most seats needs to put together a coalition with other parties totalling 61 seats to form a government.

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J David| 1.2.09 @ 1:48PM

If B. N. gets into that pm spot Israel will start winning its conflicts again, and probably have fewer of them as a result. Predators know when their prey is weak, but very few will attack strong, robust members of a herd.

J David| 1.2.09 @ 1:51PM

...We can then expect even the fanatic Islamo-fascists to spend their homicide-bombers on weaker prey like the USA...

Brian B. Saylor, A.A.| 1.2.09 @ 3:34PM

G*d bless you J David you are absolutly CORRECT and I hope he does. B.N. is my hero and there would be no pussy-footing around. Israel has withstood enough "harrassment". Palestinians need to see their "government" of HAMAS is neither greatful nor gracious for what Isreal has HANDED them. Who knows if President-elect Obama will back up his pro-Israel stance he had BEFORE the election? So, if Israel doesn't defend istelf NOW then when???

J David| 1.2.09 @ 5:54PM

B. Hussein will NOT be pro-Israel, B. Hussein is not even pro-America...

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