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Israeli Political Protexia: Ignoring Failure in Gaza

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Below is Caroline Glick’s scathing indictment of Israel’s current governance, from Ehud Olmert, to Tzipi Livni, to Ehud Barak and beyond. This commentary is essentially echoed and bolstered by Evelyn Gordon whose commentary is found below under Related reports. MB

Ignoring Failure in Gaza, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

“His [Sharon’s] incapacitation itself made discussing the failure of the withdrawal somehow unseemly…. ‘How dare you add insult to injury’ by noting that his most significant action while in power imperiled the country? …Not only Sharon, but all his supporters in his government, were immunized from criticism and the need to account for their strategic imbecility.” read more

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Countdown to Olmert’s End as PM??

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Are we finally seeing, with a majority of the Kadima council’s 180 members having voted to amend the party’s constitution allowing a primary, the final countdown to the end of Ehud Olmert’s prime ministership? Or are there yet other rabbits in the hat?

And the potential Kadima successors to leadership? It is obvious that none of the candidates for party leader (possible heir to prime ministership) possesses any more moral integrity than does Olmert. read more

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Olmert’s Corrupt Chickens Finally Coming Home to Roost?

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Corruption Corrupts (Jerusalem Post Editorial)

“We must not let ourselves become numb to this unacceptable state of affairs. If a fraction of the allegations of corruption pan out, we have a serious problem.”

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It is distressing that the news that the attorney-general has ordered a criminal police investigation into the actions of the prime minister is of passing interest, an event that is expected to quickly blend into the miasma of investigations, suspicions and scathing reports that swirl around our political leadership. read more

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Tzipi Livni: All of Olmert’s Mediocrity and More

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Another Tack: No Elevator for Tzipi, by Sarah Honig (Jerusalem Post)

“In essence Tzipi is everything Olmert is – only lots worse.”

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Tzipi didn’t make her way up the Likud hierarchy via the sluggish party headquarters elevator. So much more politically adept than her father, and unencumbered by his articles of faith, she soared to the top through expedient attachment to the highfliers’ coattails.

An unremarkable backbencher, she conveniently became Ariel Sharon’s earliest pro-disengagement groupie. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement. Her effective speaking style – unfailingly sanctimonious and fortified by yuppie business-like, authoritative-sounding cadences – served him well. Concomitantly, the spotlight he offered her catapulted anonymous Tzipi to prominence ahead of all those crowding into the Likud’s groaning rusty elevator. read more

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Not Just Olmert Must Go; Livni, Kadima MUST Resign From Political, Governmental Leadership — Permanently!

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PM Livni? Are We Crazy?, by Uzi Landau (Ynet)

Foreign Minister lacks independent worldview; we cannot afford another experiment.

“Livni, with all due respect, is there by coincidence. She was able to jump on the right bandwagon at the right time. She has no independent worldview. She zigzagged with her positions based on political benefits to be gained at the time. And while she’s finishing up her one-year internship at the Foreign Ministry, she’s already rushing to do some basic training at the Prime Minister’s Office, at the expense of the public.” read more

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Olmert’s Chickens Coming Home to Roost?

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PM Sources: Probe Report ‘Speculation’, By Dan Izenberg (Jerusalem Post)

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Reports that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will face a criminal investigation upon his return from China are just “speculations,” sources close to Olmert said Wednesday morning.

The sources declared that “we have not received any official statement from an authoritative source on this issue,” Army Radio reported.

Olmert refrained from commenting Wednesday on a report he would face a criminal investigation upon his return from a state visit to China. read more

The Scope of Consequences of Israel’s Pervasive Government Corruption

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Column One: The Bitter Fruits of Corruption, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

“That Israel faces unprecedented threats to its security and very existence while it is being led by the most incompetent, corrupt leadership it has ever known is not coincidental.”

“The one obvious conclusion that can be drawn from the events of the past week and year without Sharon is that in order to forge competent, honest policies, Israel needs competent and honest leaders. And so to extricate itself from the morass of ineptitude and criminality that has become its public sector, Israel must find the way to rid ourselves of the current political and military leadership that embody both.” read more

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Barghouti’s Early Release; A Matter of Time in Olmert’s Latest Mutant “Convergence” Scheme

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Analysis: Olmert Laying Groundwork for Barghouti’s Release, by Anshel Pfeffer (Jerusalem Post)

“Many Israelis will instinctively say that if the choice of partners is between Barghouti and the Hamas leadership, then we might as well go on fighting for another century. But anyone interested in jump-starting a new process with the Palestinians might feel that releasing Barghouti would accelerate it. Already there are those who are preparing the explanations and excuses to the public for his early release, not to mention the answers that will be needed to deal with petitions to the Supreme Court.” read more

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War Hero Emanuel Morano’s Legacy VS Olmert’s War Against the Jews

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Our World: Emanuel Morano’s Legacy By Caroline Glick

“Dan Halutz and his generals daily insulted the religious Zionist community. Halutz threatened to bar the youths who protested the expulsions from serving in the military. Maj. Gen. Dan Harel, who as then OC Southern Command commanded the expulsions, talked about “a lost generation,” and demanded an accounting by the heads of the religious Zionist public for their children who refused to accept the legitimacy of the expulsions. Maj. Gen. Benny Ganz, who then served as OC Northern Command, claimed that the youth who protested the expulsions were a greater danger to Israel than Hizbullah.” read more

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Olmert’s Corruption Comes Home to Roost?

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Dead Man Walking, By Ari Shavit

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Here is the news: Aliza and Ehud Olmert will be summoned to an investigation in the State Comptroller’s office within a few days.

The prime minister and his wife will be presented with these findings: The price they paid for their new house on 8 Cremieux Street in Jerusalem is lower than its market price by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The difference between the sum they paid – some $1.2 million – and the house’s value – $1.6-1.8 million – is hard to explain. It raises suspicion that the prime minister and his wife illicitly received about half a million dollars. read more