[...] A source in the Labor faction told Ynet following Barak’s press conference that if a new government is not formed within two months, his party will work towards pushing up the elections.

The only trouble is that Olmert is liable to have announced Israeli surrender before then. Even if it is rejected by the Israelis, the rest of the world will pretend that it was accepted and use it as the starting point of the negotiations (sic).

I’m all for anything that gets Olmert out of office, but I’m not going to believe the word of another surrender-monkey, no matter what he says.

Bill Clinton, however, is a very bad example for comparison. He has some magic that lets him get away with anything and everything, including the fact that he did take bribes – in the form of large campaign contributions from the Chinese military. Aside from some conservative pundits on the radio, nobody in the media noticed or cared.

If you read left-wingers on Israel they often talk about the “Likudniks” they oppose…no, no, not Israel, it’s just those nasty Likudniks. They’ve been using the trope for quite a while, even though Likud hasn’t even been the main partner in the coalition. If Likud becomes the dominant faction you will see all this animus again.

But if the Israelis adapted their policies to fit the desires of western leftists, they’d cease to exist. They’d get good death notices, though.