Israel Election...

[Zayn]

I'm rooting for the rightists (fascists) to win this election. They'll move the process of destroying Israel along far faster than "peace-makers" in the Israeli government will.

[shadow1]

Originally Posted by proIsrael-nonIsraeli

Just checked the Haaretz website:

There are 33 parties on the ballot. For an American it is mind boggling.

For a Lebanese it's a wet dream.

[dodzi]

Israel's electoral system is based on strict proportionality. However, since the minimum percentage of votes required is 2%, there are some some disproportionalities, since almost 5% of the votes were lost in the process. (in Belgium, one needs 5% of the votes, in Lebanon or the US, you need 51%)

So, Right coalition:
- Likoud - 27 seats (21%)
- Yisrael Beitenou - 15 (12%)
- Shas - 11 (9%)
- UTJ - 5 (4%)
- Jewish Home - 3 (3%)
- National Union - 4 (3%)
TOTAL: 65 seats (52%)

Center-Left:
- Kadima - 28 (23%)
- Labor Party - 13 (10%)
- Meretz - 3 (3%)
- Hadash - 4 (4%)
- Ta'al - 4 (4%)
- Balad - 3 (3%)
TOTAL: 55 seats (46%)

Shas and UTJ will become king-maker, but also, the Center-Left will need both them and the arabs (Ta'al and Balad) and communists (Hadash) to win!

[TayyarBeino]

Originally Posted by dodzi

Israel's electoral system is based on strict proportionality. However, since the minimum percentage of votes required is 2%, there are some some disproportionalities, since almost 5% of the votes were lost in the process. (in Belgium, one needs 5% of the votes, in Lebanon or the US, you need 51%)

So, Right coalition:
- Likoud - 27 seats (21%)
- Yisrael Beitenou - 15 (12%)
- Shas - 11 (9%)
- UTJ - 5 (4%)
- Jewish Home - 3 (3%)
- National Union - 4 (3%)
TOTAL: 65 seats (52%)

Center-Left:
- Kadima - 28 (23%)
- Labor Party - 13 (10%)
- Meretz - 3 (3%)
- Hadash - 4 (4%)
- Ta'al - 4 (4%)
- Balad - 3 (3%)
TOTAL: 55 seats (46%)

Shas and UTJ will become king-maker, but also, the Center-Left will need both them and the arabs (Ta'al and Balad) and communists (Hadash) to win!

What happened in Israel is the same what might happen in Lebanon election. 2 big blocks and guess what a new " centrist" block in Israel

[GMA forever]

A piece of **** and divided into 2, min ma yerba7 yerba7, Israel will stay the same.

[Rizla]

Originally Posted by GMA forever

A piece of **** and divided into 2

I can agree with that.

[mickey117]

To us it won't make a difference who won, but to the palestinians, it would change everything..... Things are still a bit ambiguous however...

[Abou Sandal]

Between ex-Likoudists (Kadima) and actual Likoudists (likoud),I see no difference,but only the same group of extreme hardliners on external policy, coming soon into power.And either of those 2 groups will need to form an alliance with even more extreme than them,to get to the chair.

I'd better prepare my gun anyway...errr...Actually it's already locked and loaded.

Better this way.Nothing else matters.

[proIsrael-nonIsraeli]

Originally Posted by mickey117

To us it won't make a difference who won, but to the palestinians, it would change everything..... Things are still a bit ambiguous however...

I doubt it makes difference to Palestinians either.

Well, may be how much Hamas can get away with before Israel will decide to hit back.

[Zayn]

Originally Posted by proIsrael-nonIsraeli

I doubt it makes difference to Palestinians either.

Well, may be how much Hamas can get away with before Israel will decide to hit back.

Do you knowingly make horrifically stupid statements to provoke heated responses?