The kidnapping group, PRC recently sprout political wing and will take part in the next Palestinian elections, adding to Abbas’ rack of moderates.

Financial Ministry’s proposals of cutting thousands of government sinecures are rejected. Ministers demand financing for their pet programs. The budget increases despise possible economic slowdown the next year. The army, lacking strategic goals, will waste $12 billion in 2008.

Netanyahu the Bla Bla joined the fray against Professor Weiss who cursed an IDF officer for evicting Jews from Hebron.
In a separate development, relatives and hometown residents cursed, spat at IDF Human Resources chief Stern for pushing ultra-Orthodox Jews out of the army.

Palestinian magnates announced forming a party of their own. Technically independents, the magnates are close to the PLO-Fatah. The new party can form a unity government acceptable to Fatah and Hamas and distance the Palestinians from their gangster roots.

Justice Minister Friedmann asserts he does not seek replacing the leftist president of Supreme Court, but only seeks to stem the tide of judicial activism and Supreme Court’s intrusion in political and military matters.
The Supreme Court strikes any law or government’s decision at whim. If the existing legal framework doesn’t allow for such judicial infringement, the court invents a suitable doctrine. The Supreme Court directs government and military policies.