Whatever you want to call his win ...
I called it exactly what it was:
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.. a cannibalization of those parties to his political right ...
Interestingly, I just heard someone else - a dyed-in-the-wool Zionist in fact - a few minutes ago on the tube characterize it in exactly that matter ... so it appears that I am not alone in my assessment.
And it's a cannibalization that results in
less total seats being held by Likud and those further to the political right ...
Too many "victories" like that, and one could die
the death of a thousand cuts ...
it can't be denied that it was a resounding victory for Bibi.
That's political spin ... albeit spin that you happen to agree with.
I'd say that it was both
a victory and
a loss for Bibi ... particularly when one considers
what it cost him to get there.
And certainly a loss for the Israeli people - primarily because it demonstrates to the entire world what I've said for some time:
A substantial portion of the population of Israel is incredibly racist ... and the political climate in the country is moving towards fascism ...
That many of them are unaware and don't know it is beside the point.
One would do well to keep in mind this single fact:
The Likud party was itself founded by a terrorist.
A blowout. A crushing victory.
Get back to me after Reuven Rivlin puts in his two cents ...
No doubt if Herzog were to have won a narrow victory the same cast of characters that said he was done would be saying it was a tremendous victory for Herzog
Which characters are those exactly ?
(Awaiting results of frantic Google search)
... and a humiliating defeat for Bibi, with continuous 24 hour coverage from the MSM.
It certainly would have been a humiliating defeat for Bibi ...
and as it is, it's likely to be a "victory" that has plenty of further humiliation in store for Bibi up the line ...
