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Labor MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said:
"I have seen everything, but nothing like this." No wonder increasing numbers of Israelis call its political system "trash."Likely September elections were cancelled. Kadima agreed to support Likud's policies through late 2013. Only 12 of its 28 MKs showed up to vote. Accord to MK Robert Tibayev:
"We are entering the coalition with no discussion, with four clauses in the agreement," he said." I don't think there has ever been a coalition deal with four clauses and nothing of essence."
Meretz party MK Zehava Gal-On said "the prime minister was spooked by the settlers in the Likud Central Committee, and Mofaz panicked because of the polls that showed that his party is vaporizing."
Her colleague Nitzan Horowitz asked "(w)hat are Israeli citizens supposed to understand from" what's going on?
Many Israelis deplored it. Public rallies opposed it. In Tel Aviv, protesters demonstrated under the slogan "All the People are Opposition." Social activist MKs attended.
Mofaz drew most anger. One sign read "Mofaz is in the coalition. The people are in the opposition." Confrontations erupted. Police made arrests.
After defeating Tzipi Livni for Kadma leadership in March, Mofaz said "We are the opposition. I will oppose Netanyahu." He also called him and Ehud Barak a "couple that is dangerous to Israel." Fast forward two months and he embraced them.
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