As you can see I’ve been writing quite a bit of late about the intertwined matters of the Israeli election, the Netanyahu-Boehner speech to Congress and related matters. After some early signs that Prime Minister Netanyahu might finally meet his political undoing, it now looks considerably more likely that we will see a fourth Netanyahu government after the March elections, albeit likely with a narrower and more right-leaning coalition. Still, the story is not yet fully told.
I wanted to show you this interview with former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, now running in the number two slot in the new Kulanu party. It’s from Haaretz and conducted in English.
Kulanu is the new party headed by former Likud MK Moshe Kahlon. On balance, it has underperformed against early expectations. This poll of polls shows it getting only seven Knesset seats. Kulanu is the logical bridge for center-right voters who want to be done with Netanyahu but cannot bring themselves to vote for later. Big numbers for them could make a true government of the center possible. So far that definitely does not appear to be happening. That said, there’s still a month to go and Oren himself will almost certainly be in the Knesset.
