Is the Israeli public really going to value Avigdor Lieberman that much?
I read a report today that tells that the Likud has been losing Knesset seats to Avigdor Lieberman's Israel Beitenu party. And I have to wonder: is the public of Soviet origin actually going to consider him more important than the impending war with Iran, not to mention the Hamas' attacks on the south?
Lieberman is someone who's had shady business deals with the Austrian tycoon Martin Schlaff, and despite talking tough about dealing with Arabs who betray the state of Israel, as mentioned before, there's reason to suspect he's not true to his word. Lieberman also doesn't know how to talk to foreign leaders (nor does Tzipi Livni) or the foreign press, unlike Netanyahu, who does.
I realize that the MSM in Israel is no doubt trying to promote Lieberman in order to sabotage the Likud, but it's always good to be concerned. And here's what I want to know: do those who may vote for Lieberman actually consider him so important thay they can't even consider people whose lives are in danger in Sderot, the reason why I'm voting for the Likud? And as mentioned before, the impending threat from Iran is also something to be concerned about.
If a lot of people really vote for Lieberman to the point of where the Likud would be sabotaged, then they'll be lousing up the effort to get a stable government yet again, to say nothing of putting a man who may really be guilty of crooked business deals before their own country. Is that actually what they want?
Update: after reading the following article on Debka (via P. David Hornik), I suppose I'll have to assume that yes, Netanyahu's suggesting that he might want Ehud Barak as a defense minister has hurt the Likud in the polls (actually, I don't think Bibi ever mentioned Barak directly, but I suppose it's understandable why anyone might be bothered). But if Lieberman is really as dreadful as the earlier post of mine says, why are people so interested in voting for him? This is really disappointing.
Lieberman is someone who's had shady business deals with the Austrian tycoon Martin Schlaff, and despite talking tough about dealing with Arabs who betray the state of Israel, as mentioned before, there's reason to suspect he's not true to his word. Lieberman also doesn't know how to talk to foreign leaders (nor does Tzipi Livni) or the foreign press, unlike Netanyahu, who does.
I realize that the MSM in Israel is no doubt trying to promote Lieberman in order to sabotage the Likud, but it's always good to be concerned. And here's what I want to know: do those who may vote for Lieberman actually consider him so important thay they can't even consider people whose lives are in danger in Sderot, the reason why I'm voting for the Likud? And as mentioned before, the impending threat from Iran is also something to be concerned about.
If a lot of people really vote for Lieberman to the point of where the Likud would be sabotaged, then they'll be lousing up the effort to get a stable government yet again, to say nothing of putting a man who may really be guilty of crooked business deals before their own country. Is that actually what they want?
Update: after reading the following article on Debka (via P. David Hornik), I suppose I'll have to assume that yes, Netanyahu's suggesting that he might want Ehud Barak as a defense minister has hurt the Likud in the polls (actually, I don't think Bibi ever mentioned Barak directly, but I suppose it's understandable why anyone might be bothered). But if Lieberman is really as dreadful as the earlier post of mine says, why are people so interested in voting for him? This is really disappointing.
