Israel’s Coalition Poker

Labor Sources: ‘Ehud Barak Toppled Prime Minister Olmert For Tzipi Livni And Now Barak Wants A Labor Imprint On New Coalition’ President Shimon Peres Starts Consultation With Knesset Parties After Ehud Olmert Officially Tendered His Resignation IsraCast Assessment: Neither Livni Nor Barak Would Gain From Early Election Which Would Likely Be Won By Likud’s Bibi Netanyahu

OLMERT’S LAST STAND?

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: ‘No Chance Of Agreement On Jerusalem With Palestinians This Year – However Differences Are Small On Other Core Issues’ ‘Palestinian Refugee Issue Can Be Solved Outside Of Israel’s Borders’ Knesset Members: ‘What Is Olmert Talking About – He’s On His Way Out Of Office!’

JERUSALEM INTIFADA

Shabak Chief Yuval Diskin: ‘Now Necessary For Israel To Seal-up Or Demolish Homes Of Terrorist Killers In Jerusalem To Halt Current Wave Of Attacks’ Hamas: ‘This Is Now Jerusalem Intifada With More Attacks On The Way’

BULLDOZER # 2 IN JERUSALEM

Israeli Security Expert:’Greatest Concern Now Is Copycat Effect – Other Potential Terrorists May Also Try Vehicle Attacks’ ‘Terror Within Illustrates Danger In Bi-national State Ideal’

Tractor Terror In Jerusalem

Israeli Security Expert: ‘Greatest Concern Now Is Copycat Effect – Other Potential Terrorists May Also Try Vehicle Attacks’ ‘Terror Within Illustrates Danger In Binational State Ideal’

Olmert’s Stay Of Execution

Labor: ‘This Is A Tahdia Cease-Fire Between Olmert & Barak’ Likud: ‘Barak Started Like A Fierce Doberman & Ended Like A Poodle Wagging His Tail To His Master, The Prime Minister!’ IsraCast: ‘Olmert & Barak Agreed On Lowest Common Denominator To Preserve Coalition & Stave Off Early Election’

Israel’s Cease-Fire & Prisoner Dilemmas

MK Danny Yatom: ‘Gaza Cease-fire Hinges On Egypt’s Blocking Hamas Arms Smuggling’ Kadima MK Shai Hermesh: ‘Israeli Residents Near Gaza Have little Faith In Hamas Honoring Cease-fire’ Natan Sharansky: ‘Don’t Exchange Live Terrorists For IDF Bodies’

Israel’s Cost – Effective Crossroads

Ruling Kadima Party Resigned To Fact That Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Has Become A Political Liability Kadima Source: ‘One Possibility Is That #1 In Kadima Primaries Gets PM’s Post – the Runner-up Automatically Takes Foreign Ministry Israel Cease-fire With Hamas Controlled Gaza May Be Best Option As It Ponders Its Options On Iran

Olmert’s Falling Dominoes

Labor’s Ehud Barak Ultimatum Likely To Force Prime Minister Olmert’s Resignation Olmert: ‘Talansky’s Allegations Are Groundless – I Will Resign Only If Indicted’ Scenarios: 1.Early Election 2.New Prime Minister With Current Coalition 3.New Prime Minister With New Coalition