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From Mor Altshuler's op-ed today: In praise of rightist coalition

Even before all the votes have been tallied, we saw two more spins courtesy of Kadima's publicists. Firstly, Netanyahu is seemingly trying to "steal" the elections; secondly, should Netanyahu form a narrow rightist government, it would upset Barack Obama and disconnect us from Western Europe and from the civilized world...

As opposed to the common perception regarding the Left's collapse in the elections, Kadima is an inseparable part of the old Israeli leftist camp, and its 28 mandates show that hundreds of thousands of Israelis have not yet overcome the "Oslo syndrome."...Labor and Meretz voters are clearly unable to sober up from the illusion of imaginary peace because they lack the courage to admit that they fell victim to their own wishes. They also lack the ability to cope with the violent reality they created with their very own hands...

...There is no reason to fear a rightist government: It will not disconnect Israel from the Western World, but rather, constitute the frontal defense line of the entire West; a sober warning sign that will wake the West from its delusional dialogue with Iran and her terror emissaries – Syria, Hizbullah, and the Palestinians...

At this time, Western leaders are learning the price of delusions...The West has paid and will pay an inflated price for its reckless economic behavior. Benjamin Netanyahu and a rightist government can prevent Israel from continuing to pay an inflated price for the reckless delusion that panicky withdrawals shall bring peace and pieces of paper shall bring security.