Comments on: What Israeli political party represents your worldview?

By: MSS

MSS — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:14:31 +0000

84 Meretz
80 Khadash
85 Ra’am-Ta’al
74 Balad
69 Labor
65 Green Movement-Meimad

But, I would probably vote for Green-Meimad, if I were Israeli. And certainly not for Barak’s Labor.

Thanks to Vasi (who makes an excellent point above, at #20, about the Zionism dimension being essentially non-existent in the quiz) for the tip about this blog.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:04:51 +0000

i scored 93% Hadash and Ra’am-Ta’al and 89% Meretz. I was below (i.e. more dovish) and slightly to the left on the chart of all parties. If I was Israeli, I would vote Hadash.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:30:22 +0000

A bit late, but just to share with you my concern: my highest score is 90% with Israel Beitenu for religious issues… I really didn’t understand what should I vote for after this test: it put me close to Avoda and Meimad, but looking at the single results, I’m closer to Kadima. Anyhow I protest beacuse there wasn’t Bogrei Alè Yarok+Holocaust survivors, which is actually one of the options I’m evaluating

By: Gilad

Gilad — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:53:20 +0000

I’ve scored between Meretz, Green Movement and Hadash. Meretz lost their credibility to me, and while I respect the people at the Green Movement the Arab-Jewish relationship within Hadash appeals to me. I also know that Dov Khenin, of Hadash, is one of the greatest environmentalists in the country, so I won’t be lost on that either.

By: ben

ben — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:49:23 +0000

not sure what it all means – just seems to prove i am a soft headed deluded, self hating, leftist who should burn in hell ;o)

Ra’am Ta’al 84%
Meretz 83%
Hadash 78%
Labor 76%
Balad 74%

peace out

By: Pedro

Pedro — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:35:38 +0000

Lisa:
1-”I couldn’t find work in Israel; I did not leave Israel because of the terror attacks.”
It’s true but the security situation had an enormous impact on the economic situation and without ‘Homat Maged’ the economic reforms introduced by mr.Netanyahu would be worthless.
2-” Balad and Ram-Ta’al are neither racist nor hate based. Ahmed Tibi was an adviser to Arafat after Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords. He resigned as Arafat’s adviser in 1999, before he ran for a seat in the Knesset.”
In fact, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Baruch Marzel and their ilk can not run for a seat in the Knesset but Azmi Bishara could.
The fact that mr. Tibi had resigned before does not transform him in a supporter of the state of Israel as a Jewish ( the national home of the Jewish People) and democratic one.
Also, Balad, Ra’am-Tal, Hadash and the Islamic Movement are against the national servive because they are afraid of «”Israelization” of Arab youth at the expense of their Palestinian Arab identity though state institutions participating in the program, such as hospitals vehemently reject claims the program is part of a sinister plot to undercut Arab leadership» (see:”Opposition to national service in Israel’s Arab sector is bitter” Yoav Stern, Ha’aretz 08/04/2008;
“Azmi Bishara, former chairman of the Israeli Arab Balad party, has characterized Israel as a “foreign entity” uninterested in peace, that follows the same path as the Crusaders.”, Ha’aretz 05/06/2008;
“Balad to hold vote on whether to accept Israel as a Jewish state” Ha’aretz 19/11/2007 )
“[Israeli Arabs] are salt of the earth. We did not immigrate here like you,”Ahmed Tibi, Ha’aretz 20/01/2009. Racism?!
3-Again, Hadash is quick to hold anti-war demonstrations and not anti-terror demonstrations.

By: G

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:44:15 +0000

I have to agree with SM, the test works only if you are completely decisive in all questions as well as consistent (at least the way the poll designers define consistency).

I have the same score for Torah-Judaism, Hadash, Raam-Tal AND Likud – all 68%! Labour, Meretz and Kadial – all approx 75%.
And I wasn’t tailoring my answers but answered honestly…

Either I am schizophrenic or there is something wrong with this poll.

By: Udge

Udge — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:47:12 +0000

Meretz 84%
Hadash 83%
Ra’am-Ta’al 81%
Balad 79%

On the graph, I landed at the middle of a straight line between Torah Judaism and Meimad.

The results might have been different had I not answered “no opinion” to the PM candidate questions.

By: miki

miki — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:58:11 +0000

Great link – lots of fun. All I can say is, I hope it isn’t Bibi.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:28:26 +0000

Hi, Lisa

Probably Meretz’s position was a “shameful” one but during the wave of terror that struck Israel for five years (the ones that forced you to leave Israel) the democrats and humanist of Balad, Ra’am-Tal or Hadash never had a word of solidarity or at least of humanity with their fellow citizens. Two years ago Hizbullah innocently offered a summer full of ’tilim’ and, again, the ‘zionist’ were at fault because they can not stand friendly cross-border raids that kills israelis.
People who worships Kahana, Goldstein or Amir are RIGHTLY
banned from the Knesset but unfortunately the same can not be done to the gentlemans that have Sami Kuntar, Nasrallah, Ayash, Yassin or Arafat as role models.
(Ahmed Tibi was at the time an MK and an adviser to Arafat, is it normal?)
Anyway I’m not Israeli.

@Pedro:
1. I left Israel for six months in 2002 because I was offered a lucrative job at a time when I couldn’t find work in Israel; I did not leave Israel because of the terror attacks.
2. People who worship Kahana, Amir or Goldstein are not banned from the Knesset. The late Rabbi Meir Kahane’s party, Kach, is banned because its platform is racist and hate-based. Balad and Ram-Ta’al are neither racist nor hate based. Ahmed Tibi was an adviser to Arafat after Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords. He resigned as Arafat’s adviser in 1999, before he ran for a seat in the Knesset.
3. Hadash, which is a Jewish-Arab party, has in fact been active in supporting its fellow citizens during times of crisis, by initiating social programs, for example.. I would suggest you check the party’s website, but the information is only in Hebrew so that would probably not help you. Certainly Hadash has a better record in this area than do parties that claim to be more patriotic.
Lisa