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It had been a sad couple of months in Israel. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had died of a massive stroke in January 2016 at the old age of 87, but regardless of this fact, elections had to occur.

The new centrist Kadima party started by Sharon was now headed by former PM Shimon Peres. It had gotten sympathetic support after Sharon’s death, but had now deteriorated as Israelis went back to Likud or Labor.

The pinko-left Labor was headed by former PM Ehud Barak, but a recent rash of terrorism had doomed his chances in the election as the people remembered his soft side and how he nearly lost Jerusalem.

The right wing conservative Likud was headed by former PM Benjamin Netanyahu. A man who succeeded as Finance Minister under Sharon and who saw a record low in terrorist attacks under his reign.

It was noted that this was the 1st election where the 3 major parties each had a man who was a former PM leading them. The vote wasn’t even close though. The Likud snatched a full 65% majority as the Israeli people showed their distaste for the caving into the Palestinians on the Gaza Strip pull-out. The Labor party got 25% of the vote and the new Kadima Party got only 10% of Knesset seats.

With a mandate in the election, Benjamin Netanyahu once again took over Israel. He made it clear that Israel would not tolerate the Palestinian terrorists and would ensure they are defeated. He also made it clear that large scale deregulation of the economy would occur to give Israel an economic boost and undo Socialist policies of past administrations.

It was a new day in Jerusalem.

The British Goverment warns the Israeli Goverment against radical action in the Gaza Strip or West Bank. Should the Israeli Goverment choose to pursue an aggressive policy in the afformentioned region that hampers the liberties of the Palestinian population the United Kingdom will be forced to pull its backing from the Israeli State. Actions should be taken in moderation. The United Kingdom worries that an abravasive Israeli policy will destablize the entire region.

The British Goverment warns the Israeli Goverment against radical action in the Gaza Strip or West Bank. Should the Israeli Goverment choose to pursue an aggressive policy in the afformentioned region that hampers the liberties of the Palestinian population the United Kingdom will be forced to pull its backing from the Israeli State. Actions should be taken in moderation. The United Kingdom worries that an abravasive Israeli policy will destablize the entire region.
Rest assured. The Israeli government will try to avoid taking harsh actions so long as the Palestinians are peaceful, but if they commit acts of terrorism we will be forced to respond. We have been facing terrorism for 60 years and WILL respond with swift and decisive actions.

You should understand what we have to do. After all, you face Irish terrorists and we don't question your actions.

The OPLP (See this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10208385#post10208385) thread) marches in Jeruseleum, petitioning the Israeli government to allow the formation of a soverign Palestinian Republic. Abdel Yassin made a speech, listing a series of demands that he said would bring an end to the seventy year conflict. The demands included returning military control of the West Bank over to Palestine, the formation of a Palestinian Republic, and control over the airspace and sea along the Gaza Strip.

Ahmad Abbas, the newly elected Palestinian President has begun spending what little money the PLO does have on improving the social and economic conditions in the West Bank. Plans include an expansion of port facilities, more railyways, and social programs.

In the Gaza Strip, PLA troops and Hamas militias clashed in a two-hour gunbattle, leaving four PLA soldiers dead and six wounded, as well as three dead Hamas; militants and another four in custody.