tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post3425937933445642220..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: Why is there No Revolution in Israel?Yaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-45690929623379795832011-02-18T07:25:06.137+02:002011-02-18T07:25:06.137+02:00Norman F-
I wish I could be as optimistic as you a...Norman F-<br />I wish I could be as optimistic as you are. In 1992 and 1999 incumbent Likud governments were voted out in spite of the fact that there was calm in the security realm and economic progress, although in 1992, there was a large number of new Russian olim who needed jobs and it took time for the economy to adjust to this mass aliyah. The winning formula for the Left was "the Likud sold us out to the Haredim". All you need is to shift about 6 seats in the Knesset results from Right to Left and the Likud is out. This bloc shifts back and forth depending on the security situation...if things are quiet, these voters feel they can worry about internal problems and so they fall for the demogoguery of the Left, but when there is violence, their "right-wing" instincts take over.<br />Of course, the irony is that when the Left wins, they also include the Haredim in their coalition and they actually give them more! They can get away with it since most of the media supports the Left and so they keep quiet about what they are giving the Haredim.<br />However, I must point out another important factor...in 1992 and 1999Likud was badly split internally. If Netanyanu can hold things together, as he seems to be doing this time, hopefully, the outcome will be different.Y. Ben-Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-45803012930898601212011-02-17T23:48:04.532+02:002011-02-17T23:48:04.532+02:00Israel is the only Middle East country with a fast...Israel is the only Middle East country with a fast growing economy and the only one in the OECD with a solid fiscal record.<br /><br />I don't see the Likud being voted out in the next election when things are so good. Why mess with success? Netanyahu looks set for another term in office no matter how much the Far Lefties at <i> Haaretz </i> kvetch against it.NormanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365459073293643108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-60765762998647592532011-02-17T22:57:49.275+02:002011-02-17T22:57:49.275+02:00Stranger than fiction.
NycerbarbStranger than fiction.<br /><br />NycerbarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-69124740171992050992011-02-17T22:10:19.315+02:002011-02-17T22:10:19.315+02:00Silke
"Israel is in dire need of a gender re...Silke<br /><br /><i>"Israel is in dire need of a gender revolution or quotas or whatever else can be done to break up this ol' boys' club"</i><br /><br />Why? As you yourself said, it doesn't really seem to make much difference to a country's overall conduct. I'd argue that the range of good and bad acts by women in power will be no different from men in power, for the exact same reasons of state and human character.<br /><br />As examples:<br /><br />1. Thatcher started a war (justifiably or not).<br />2. Meir almost lost Israel by 1973 mis-caculations.<br />3. Indira declared herself a dicator.<br />4. Photos of the Anschluss show as many women as men screaming adoration.<br />5. In the last Weimar election, as many women as men voted for the NSDAP.<br />6. Elizabeth I subjugated Ireland.<br />7. Maria-Theresa and Catherine joined Frederick in partitioning Poland.<br />etc.Just a Thoughtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-78409117228305185892011-02-17T19:26:36.962+02:002011-02-17T19:26:36.962+02:00i hope this one is no true:
http://www.ynetnews.co...i hope this one is no true:<br />http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4030069,00.htmlZionist Juicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-10153231750934001492011-02-17T16:26:41.768+02:002011-02-17T16:26:41.768+02:00I've recently heard several book reviews on Ka...I've recently heard several book reviews on Kasztner on German radio (I forgot whether there are currently one or two books out there) and I was given the impression that Kasztner was killed by fanatics who got if not all so most of all wrong. <br />I think the headline gives you the idea. I lack the knowledge to judge for myself and German book reviews tend to read more like sales pitches than like reviews but I object on principle to headlines along the line of the one here<br /><br />http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/andruck/1308787/Silkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383345395827271854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-15539194942315936552011-02-17T15:54:49.963+02:002011-02-17T15:54:49.963+02:00Michaeli is also the grand-daughter of Rudolf Isra...Michaeli is also the grand-daughter of Rudolf Israel Kasztner and has made a career out of santizing his reputation. In today's post-Zionist climate, his actions are now viewed as much more kosher than they were once.Y. Ben-Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-70983113438470651642011-02-17T15:37:48.139+02:002011-02-17T15:37:48.139+02:00I'm not sure it's always possible,
but if ...I'm not sure it's always possible,<br />but if you read "Haaretz" as parody, it's a lot better for one's peace of mind, not to mention one's heart, kishkes, etc.Barry Meislinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795125774426217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-66186908466812366182011-02-17T15:01:44.090+02:002011-02-17T15:01:44.090+02:00highly recommended for the so inclined
IOT: Maim...highly recommended for the so inclined <br /><br />IOT: <b>Maimonides</b> 17th February 2011<br />Dienstag, 13:33<br />Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life, times and legacy of the great Jewish medieval philsopher, Maimonides. Also known as Rambam, Maimonides was a philosopher, theologian, lawyer and physician whose works are still influential today. Melvyn is joined by John Haldane, Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews; Sarah Stroumsa, Alice and Jack Ormut Professor of Arabic Studies and currently Rector at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and Peter Adamson, Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King’s College London.<br /><br />iot_20110215-1233a.mp3<br />19.4 MB<br /> Weitere Informationen …<br />http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20110215-1233a.mp3<br /><br />and this is the website http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qyklSilkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383345395827271854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-71053208997870899412011-02-17T14:25:37.165+02:002011-02-17T14:25:37.165+02:00I haven't read the piece but judging from the ...I haven't read the piece but judging from the photo Haaretz posted Israel is in dire need of a gender revolution or quotas or whatever else can be done to break up this ol' boys' club <br /><br />that said, I am far from being convinced that things have improved overall since women have direct access to power, for individual women at work yes, but politics in general?<br /><br />BTW a blog named "treppenwitz" has coined an IMHO lovely word for current "lefties"<br /><br />Pity Acitivists<br /><br />which makes me think that their generous commiseration is another way of telling "them" that "we" are superior i.e. colonialism in a new garment<br /><br />He has coined another word I like quite a bit "Omphaloskepsis" - for me Omphalos is closely linked to Delphi's Pythia but Wikipedia says the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has one also, so I my associating it with the indecipherable predictions of the Oracle gets it all wrong.<br /><br />http://www.treppenwitz.com/2011/02/pity-activism.htmlSilkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383345395827271854noreply@blogger.com