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An even bigger pot boiler in the Israeli press

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Submitted by yonatan silverman (Israel), Jan 5, 2011 at 18:12

Former Israeli President Moshe Katzav was convicted of rape and is expected to be sentenced to many years in jail. The weekend newspapers were stuffed to brimming with articles about the tragic rape conviction. Only one voice called for a pardon. The voice of the left wing paragon Yosi Beilin. No Israeli in his right mind considers it just to give a convicted rapist a pardon even if it is the respected former president who has now lost all respect. Beilin's call for a pardon for Katzav is pie in the sky. A one person pot boiler and in its absurdity and detachment from reality just like present expectations for a coalition change here now.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
government composition [8 words]Jon PurizhanskyFeb 5, 2011 13:56182324
deliberate misunderstandings [128 words]yuval Brandstetter MDJan 11, 2011 10:31181735
1Likud Seats In The Next Election [308 words]MikeJan 6, 2011 13:25181605
Media distortion [94 words]Rebecca MouldsJan 6, 2011 04:27181593
Electoral threshold [45 words]Doug GreenerJan 6, 2011 03:11181590
An even bigger pot boiler in the Israeli press [115 words]yonatan silvermanJan 5, 2011 18:12181582
Coalition change is a big pot boiler [101 words]yonatan silvermanJan 5, 2011 17:43181580
You would think long time reporters would know something, but [61 words]MarkJan 5, 2011 15:42181575
Israel better get its act together...war is surely coming. [113 words]Ben ZalmanJan 5, 2011 15:12181573
I agree [107 words]Joe Six-PackJan 12, 2011 10:12181573
Less than Perfect [56 words]Jay1Jan 4, 2011 21:08181551
1No Labor and no Shas! [132 words]AmerisraelJan 4, 2011 14:47181543

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