Concern on Left: Govt of settlers under way

[Scurrilous]

Left camp looking on anxiously as Netanyahu's cabinet takes shape. Peace Now launches campaign under slogan – 'This isn't unity, it's extreme Right.' Former MKs also being recruited to fight. Gal-On: I will let you govern, but will voice different stance. Beilin: Can't fool world

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3694711,00.html

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"The slogan for Peace Now's newly launched campaign, "This isn't unity, it's extreme right-wing," expresses the movement's opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu's government and Labor's participation in it.

"Our goal is to expose the truth to the public," said the organization's Secretary General Yariv Oppenheimer to Ynet. "This is one of the most right-wing governments ever known in Israel."

Tuesday, as the new government is being sworn in, Peace Now activists will demonstrate in front of the Knesset with trucks and tractors emblazoned with posters reading "A government of settlers is under way."

The campaign objective, according to Oppenheimer, is "to make it clear to the public that despite Netanyahu's effort to present the government as a center-right government that strives for peace, in actuality, it is the most extremist government ever known in Israel – a government that does not support a two-state solution and that is committed to the settler population and the Yesha Council."



This is not a Unity Coalition - It is a Right Wing Govt!

Netanyahu and his new government will be sworn tomorrow in (Tuesday) at the Israeli Knesset.
In an attempt to legitimatise his government and thwart criticism of his policies, Netanyahu will attempt to present his government as a unity coalition of both the left and right wing parties that are pursuing peace aims.

However in fact this government is made up of rightwing extremist elements, a government that doesn't recognise the solution of two states for two peoples, that is not interested in reaching a final status agreement with the Palestinians and is instead intending to expand and construct in the settlements in the West Bank.

Peace Now has published the ad shown here which says:

Bibi, Lieberman, Landau and Barak are Forming a Government

Unity? Who are you Kidding?

Everyone knows that the solution is Two States for Two Peoples
Everyone Knows that because this government is committed to the settler lobby - it wont implement this solution

This is not Unity - It's Right Wing Extremism!

http://www.peacenow.org.il/site/en/peace.asp?pi=66&docid=3611

[Jefferson23]

1. Good for them, I applaud their efforts, but the lunatics were elected

fair and square by the people by Israel's election standards. Perhaps I stand alone in that I do not see a significant difference in regards to a positive outcome for the Palestinians had Livni been more successful.

To me, you have Livni the loon, Netanyahoo, loonier, and Lieberman, looniest, each one of them has their own unique brand of governing, but each a lunatic nonetheless.

[geek tragedy]

2. Maybe Israelis will be fooled by this charade, but

the rest of the world isn't.

[Scurrilous]

3. Netanyahu Takes Control in Israel

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"Israel's parliament confirmed Benjamin Netanyahu's government Tuesday, placing the leader of Israel's conservative Likud Party at the helm of the largest coalition government in Israeli history.

Knesset voted 69 to 45 with five labor ministers abstaining to approve Mr. Netanyahu's government after several hours of debate. The coalition, which combines parties with conflicting ideologies, could make decision-making difficult.

Mr. Netanyahu said he had worked to "establish a government that would unite all the central forces in the country."

His government's first priority is Iran and a growing economic crisis, but he also must respond to growing international calls, from Washington and elsewhere, to advance the peace process with the Palestinians. In recent weeks, he has sought to moderate his image, by stressing his commitment to the peace process.

Mr. Netanyahu took pains to portray himself as a pragmatist Tuesday evening, telling a packed parliament that Israel does not want to rule the Palestinians.

"Under the permanent status agreement, the Palestinians will have all the authority to rule themselves,'' he said, according to the Associated Press.

He also has consistently emphasized Iran as the Israel's chief threat, a platform on which he hopes he can find common cause with the Obama administration.

"The greatest danger to mankind and to the State of Israel is that a radical regime will be armed with nuclear weapons," he told Parliament on Tuesday evening, before being sworn in."

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[bemildred]

5. Some interesting lines in there ...

"The coalition, which combines parties with conflicting ideologies, could make decision-making difficult."

"His government's first priority is Iran and a growing economic crisis"

You can tell he really hates having to talk about the Palestinian issue, and much as I dislike him, I can see why, his government will collapse as soon as he tries to do anything about that. The emphasis on Iran and the economy is a sort of forlorn hope that he can talk about something else. I'm pretty sure he is out of luck with the Iran issue at this point, but the economy could well become pre-eminent anyway.

[ProgressiveMuslim]

4. The real question is: What's the difference vis-a-vis exponential settlement expansion?