Abstract
Last week was Rabin week, in memory of the former Labor Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin. During this week, most of the political parties, especially Kadima, Meretz and Likoud, tried to use the image and the political heritage of the very popular prime minister. It underlines the importance of Rabin in politics. He was not only the man of the Oslo Agreements but he was also the man of the siege of Jerusalem in 1948 and a very respected prime minister. He was a responsible leader that tried to pave a path for the country in a dangerous neighborhood. With the death of Rabin and Sharon, a book is closed, the book of the people born in the diaspora and who immigrated to Israel after the birth of the State. A new book must be written by the tzabarim or sabra, the people born in Israel. Israelis miss a lot Rabin, especially when they compare the devotion and career of Rabin. Since the last few years, the Israeli political sphere is tarnished by many scandals. Both the left wing and the right wing parties are involved. Israelis used to deal with it and now don't care so much anymore if one politician or another is accused of corruption. They don't have any illusions anymore about politics. The last episode of such inquiries in the political sphere involved the Prime minister, former leader of Kadima, Ehud Olmert . Great politician, moderate and talented, he is accused of being involved in many scandals when he was minister under the Likoud government and mayor of Jerusalem. He was more or less forced to resign from the office, under the pressure of the foreign minister Tzipi Livni, who firmly condemned his leadership and his strategy during the second Lebanese war in 2006. After a primary election inside the party Kadima, Tzipi Livni was elected as the new leader. According to the Basic Law, the president decided she would be able to form the new coalition government. Unfortunately, she failed, so Shimon Peres called for new general elections on February 10th, 2009.
