Israelis went to the polls yesterday and voted. As of now, the results appear to be inconclusive. The most likely outcome seems to be that there will be a government of national unity formed that will be an alliance between Likud and Blue and White, the two biggest parties. It's really too early to say though.
One thing that is not too early to discuss is the bizarre coverage of the Israeli results by CNN. I happened to be at a rest stop on the New Jersey turnpike yesterday evening where CNN was on the TV. For about ten minutes, the CNN host and various "experts" discussed the Israeli results that were coming in. The entire ten minutes were devoted about 5% to how the Israelis had voted and about 95% to what the results in Israel say about President Trump. I'm not exaggerating; CNN covered the election results in another country based upon what those results say about our President. There's no question that the relationship with the USA is an important issue for Israelis. Nevertheless, that wasn't the major issue in the Israeli election. All of the main parties want close ties with the USA. All of them took similar stances regarding Trump. CNN's coverage was just making things up as it went along. Even for CNN it was shockingly poor coverage. Actually, it wasn't coverage so much as rambling fiction.
One thing that is not too early to discuss is the bizarre coverage of the Israeli results by CNN. I happened to be at a rest stop on the New Jersey turnpike yesterday evening where CNN was on the TV. For about ten minutes, the CNN host and various "experts" discussed the Israeli results that were coming in. The entire ten minutes were devoted about 5% to how the Israelis had voted and about 95% to what the results in Israel say about President Trump. I'm not exaggerating; CNN covered the election results in another country based upon what those results say about our President. There's no question that the relationship with the USA is an important issue for Israelis. Nevertheless, that wasn't the major issue in the Israeli election. All of the main parties want close ties with the USA. All of them took similar stances regarding Trump. CNN's coverage was just making things up as it went along. Even for CNN it was shockingly poor coverage. Actually, it wasn't coverage so much as rambling fiction.
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