With the election following the Rabin assassination, the exit polls indicated a Labor victory by about 1%. As the evening progressed and real results came in, this turned into a victory by Likud/Netanyahu by about 2%. The reaction of the Labor party children - "They stole the election." What such comments mean in reality: "I love democracy, but only when I'm elected. If I'm not the winner, then the democratically elected government is illegitimate, and should be removed, by force if necessary."
With the election following the Rabin assassination, the exit polls indicated a Labor victory by about 1%. As the evening progressed and real results came in, this turned into a victory by Likud/Netanyahu by about 2%. The reaction of the Labor party children - "They stole the election."
ReplyDeleteWhat such comments mean in reality: "I love democracy, but only when I'm elected. If I'm not the winner, then the democratically elected government is illegitimate, and should be removed, by force if necessary."