Cannibalism within Israel's center-left

of the political system to function without a coalition of parties with often opposing agendas is to change the system of elections from proportional to regional-personal as in the UK and the US. This would immediately reduce the number of political parties from 34 (!) to 4-5, and in the long run to 2-3, thus enabling one party to form a majority government, or at the most a coalitin with one other party. The strength of the haredim would be reduced considerably.

And it was a complete waste of a vote to the majority of Israel voters. It's one thing to blame Bibi for not forming a coalition but her failure to form a proper opposition is unforgiving. She cannot earn the people's trust because Livni can say all the right words but cannot deliver.

This is unfortunately typical of our political landscape. Egoism rules and common sense goes out the window. There was a chance, if not to defeat, but at least to have a viable opposition to the ultra-nationalistic and self-destructive madness that will be the result of a Netanyahu landslide. These three hold the fate of the silent majority if not the whole nation in their hands and if they cannot see beyond their own inflated pride and self-interests then the future once more is bleak. I hope that at least one of them will read this.

The empress and the other princesses have suddenly realized they have no clothes. Now perhaps they can learn some humility.