Sharon and Israeli PoliticsIsrael and Palestine
Two leaders dominate this discussion -- Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon -- even while the US and Israel try to promote Abu mazen.
There is little need to document the shortcomings of Yasser Arafat -- they are covered every day in the American press.
... But what about the other partner in the peace? What kind of man is Ariel Sharon? What's his history? What's the mentality and political picture in Israel under his leadership?
Monday, October 15, 2007
Just 19 oligarchic families control more than half of Israeli GDP.
Jews vs. emigrants | By Obadiah Shoher
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Just 19 oligarchic families control more than half of Israeli GDP. Elections became an enterprise of fooling voters with media ads. Oligarchs finance elections. Politicians answer to oligarchs. Shadowy billionaires like Martin Shlaff lurk behind Israeli relations with Palestine and Lev Levaev – behind Israeli Russian policy. IDF presence in the West Bank gives Jewish oligarchs profitable monopolies, and both active-duty and retired security officers further oligarchs’ interests abroad. Free market economy will produce independent businessmen who will sponsor right-wing parties; it will also bankrupt oligarchic monopolies. Both government and big businesses resist economic liberalization. ...
Jews vs. emigrants | By Obadiah Shoher
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Just 19 oligarchic families control more than half of Israeli GDP. Elections became an enterprise of fooling voters with media ads. Oligarchs finance elections. Politicians answer to oligarchs. Shadowy billionaires like Martin Shlaff lurk behind Israeli relations with Palestine and Lev Levaev – behind Israeli Russian policy. IDF presence in the West Bank gives Jewish oligarchs profitable monopolies, and both active-duty and retired security officers further oligarchs’ interests abroad. Free market economy will produce independent businessmen who will sponsor right-wing parties; it will also bankrupt oligarchic monopolies. Both government and big businesses resist economic liberalization. ...
