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Sorry, Sticky - I didn't at all intend for that to come off as a criticism of the fact that you posted it - it was merely a way of engaging with the content you posted, and admittedly not a very effective way. My apologies.
I agree that her assessment of Netanyahu's options reflects accurately on the choice before him - it's the choice between a unity government and a far-right government. I do think that she underestimates the importance of Israel's image among key allies, especially the US; she seems to imply that Israel's standing has no impact on its ability to execute policy, and therefore he might as well stick with allies instead of rivals; Netanyahu probably understands that a Likud-Kadima government will be viewed quite differently than a Likud-Shas-Lieberman government, and will not dismiss the significance of this quite so casually. Still the choice is a bit of a toss-up.
I am, however, equally hopeless about either scenario as it relates to the prospects for any movement towards peace.
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