Liberman Buys Time for Coalition, Hareidim Not Buying Idea of Service in Jewish Army

Opposition leader Shelly Yachimovich praised the move on her Facebook page as “the end of the shameful, miserable union between it and Netanyahu.”

Former Kadima head Tzipi Livni also supported the move on her own Facebook page, saying “The political partnership that was born in sin has ended – and good that it ended. There are no more fig leaves to cover the moral failure of this government. The people of Israel are better than the government that represents them.”

Though the government is much smaller than previously, it must be taken in context, says Saltan.  “This is the same 66 MK coalition we had before Kadima came in – it’s very small, but it’s very strong,” Saltan said. “We’re going back to the status quo – we had this little bump in the middle where it looks like things could have gone in a different direction, but they blew the chance to get done what they wanted to get done.”

And while [opposition parties] “are congratulating Kadima,” Saltan said, “nobody wants to vote for them anymore.”