Comments on: Fewer Political Parties in Israel? http://occidentalisraeli.com/2008/11/18/fewer-political-parties-in-israel/ If you’d believe that, you’d be wrong. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:14:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: LB http://occidentalisraeli.com/2008/11/18/fewer-political-parties-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-77 LB Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://occidentalisraeli.wordpress.com/?p=330#comment-77 I think it's because Labor, at least historically, is closer to the mainstream than Meretz, and Oppenheimer wants to have as much of an effect as he can on society. Joining Meretz would just contribute to his image of a naive lefty, causing more people to dismiss him offhand. I think it’s because Labor, at least historically, is closer to the mainstream than Meretz, and Oppenheimer wants to have as much of an effect as he can on society. Joining Meretz would just contribute to his image of a naive lefty, causing more people to dismiss him offhand.

]]> By: Ben-Yehudah http://occidentalisraeli.com/2008/11/18/fewer-political-parties-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Ben-Yehudah Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://occidentalisraeli.wordpress.com/?p=330#comment-76 B"H I have no clue why Oppenheimer didn't go to Meretz, especially when Cohen and Beilin left, leaving a small vacuum to be filled with a increasingly higher profile person like Oppenheimer, who has security protection from possible attempts on him like Sternhell. Surely, this publicity could help him. Does he no something we don't know? B”H

I have no clue why Oppenheimer didn’t go to Meretz, especially when Cohen and Beilin left, leaving a small vacuum to be filled with a increasingly higher profile person like Oppenheimer, who has security protection from possible attempts on him like Sternhell.

Surely, this publicity could help him.

Does he no something we don’t know?

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