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I found this a good splainer

artappraiser — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 20:47:15 +0000

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I found this a good splainer on the "why?". In this case, it's the security, stupid (instead of it's the economy stupid) and rather than offering alternate vision of their own, Blue and White just focused on offering an alternative to corrupt coarse Bibi personality, offering civlity and centrism without any other vision. Many will take the corrupt and coarse with the security:

Why Israel Still Loves Netanyahu

Yes, he has many faults. But on the issues that matter most, he’s a visionary leader.

By Shmuel Rosner @ NYTimes.com, April 10

NYTimes' columnist Roger

artappraiser — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 20:36:12 +0000

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NYTimes' columnist Roger Cohen says that

Israel’s Lesson for the Democrats in 2020

The election was a referendum on Netanyahu and he nailed it. His playbook will be Trump’s in 2020..

Very good podcast catch-up on

artappraiser — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 20:18:11 +0000

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Very good podcast catch-up on Israeli political situation/election analysis if you've got the time; sophisticated but easy to understand. Doesn't count as a chit, is free:

LISTEN: Netanyahu – the Political Genius Leading Israel Into the Abyss

Israel's longest-serving prime minister just secured another term of office, using tactics perfected by despots and dictators. What happens next? LISTEN FREE

Haaretz Weekly

Apr 10, 2019

Host Simon Spungin is joined by senior Haaretz columnist Bradley Burtson and social media editor Alex Griffing, to discuss the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's Israeli election.

With 97 percent of the votes counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears poised to secure a record-breaking fifth term of office – despite his Likud party gaining the same number of seats at his closest rival.

As Netanyahu begins the process of forming his new government, we ask:

What price will Bibi pay for a law that ensures that he cannot be indicted for graft as long as he remains in office?

Will he make good on his election promise to annex parts, if not all, of the West Bank?

What happened to the once-vibrant Israel left, which was the big loser in Tuesday's election?

And how closely do the campaigns run by Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump echo each other?

And why Arabs fail to vote?

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:38:54 +0000

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And why Arabs fail to vote?

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-these-israelis-ar...

The hypocrisy in the Catholic

ocean-kat — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 03:03:42 +0000

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The hypocrisy in the Catholic church is mind boggling. It exists in many religions or institutions but the Catholic church seems to go above and beyond the normal hypocrisy.

So I am over at the Ha'aretz

artappraiser — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 02:40:30 +0000

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So I am over at the Ha'aretz site looking at NCD's link to live election coverage of the squeaker, must be a nail biter over there. And I look over to the right and there is a "TRENDING" menu of stories. And at the top of the list there is this bright red picture and it's a conclave of Roman Catholic cardinals, and the story is a big Ha'aretz Magazine feature. Ah, the allure of the mystery and troubles of "the other" to take one's mind off of things! (Unfortunately I can't access the whole story, used up my Ha'artez chips!)

Sex Parties, Drugs and Gay Escorts at the Pope's Residence: Undercover in the Vatican

French writer Frédéric Martel, whose new book exposes the sexual secrets of the Vatican, explains how the moral rot of the Catholic Church is rooted in its clergy's repressed homosexuality

By Benny Zifter, April 6

Netanyahu likely leads with a

NCD — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 23:41:41 +0000

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Netanyahu likely leads with a right wing coalition.....Israeli Arab citizens fail to turnout to vote !