Israeli elections.. who will win?

does it really matters who wins??

to me they all the same, after all Israel is a zionist state.

I understand your apathy... ive become pretty apathetic too, perhaps for other reasons... nonetheless, we're kind of in the same place.

That being said, if Likud wins, the West Bank will (likely) stay under full Israeli military occupation, and continued Israeli civilian settlement, for the forseeable future.

If Kadima, or anything left of it, wins, large segments of the West Bank will become free of Israeli civilian settlement.   This is regardless of 'negotiations', which seem to be increasingly less likely.

Out of curiosity ... i know you're anti-zionist.. duh... but, if you were leading the Palestinians... what sort of Israeli government would you negotiate with and/or 'recognize' (if anyone at all), and what sort of deal (short term or long term) would you be willing to strike to better the lot of your people?

I also think Kadima will win.

Courage means standing against the tide, not being conformist sheep.

i dont know what Israeli government would be good.

if its up to me i would like a united country under one democratic government with all citizens having equal rights.

and the Palistinians refugees having the right to return and participate in developing their nation along with the jews.

and before all, Jerusalem to be back as a peacfull place with all its holy sites protected and all people free to practice their religions.

btw in arabic kadam means foot, takadum/mutakadem means advancing/going forward.

they all have the root of Ka da ma, which also means old/ancient .

Ever thought about it?

Much of the Israeli left feels similarly... theyre simply frightened that most Palestinians wouldnt been keen on maintaining the principle of equality, once Jews were no longer the majority.

I agree with your vision, in general, but think it would most likely have to be eased in in stages (beginning, first and foremost, with Palestinian autonomy, and the granting of full and equal citizenship to any Arabs under current Israeli jurisdiction that still dont have equal rights) ... also, i like the idea of maximum de-centralization, allowing for the creation of many different local communities (arab, jewish, secular, religious, mixed, etc) each with a high degree of self-determination...   the monopoly on violence would be centralized, and made highly transparent

I also think that would be nice. Jews, of course, fear this would only worsen their demographic position as a minority, leaving them vulnerable to attack.  These concerns will have to be assauged first, over time...

Have you been to Jerusalem? Its actually quite a bit freer than you may think. That being said, *huge* improvements could be made.  While people are free to practice whatever religion they want, the city is becoming cantonized into ethnic groupings, separated by that infamous wall.    Eventually, Id like to see the city internationalized... it would *house* the capitals/administrative centres of the local communities, but it would be 'neutral territory', so to speak ... much like the UN in NY.  It could even serve as the seat of a new Muslim Caliphate, if the Muslims so desire...

Really? is that with "ka" or "quf" ?   ... i thought foot was r-j-l

Ideally, yes, of course. The Jews are highly skeptical, due to past historical experiences ; )