Posted By  richards on March 5, 2015    
				
				    JAFFA, Israel  Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress has    already beendubbedthe    best election ad ever. At nearly an hour long it's certainly    one of the longest ones, and considering the damage it may have    done to Israel's standing in the US it's probably the most    expensive one ever made.  
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    But the Israel election season, now in its last two weeks, has    been throwing up videos that can give any speech a run for its    money  and make any PR adviser run for their lives.  
    Although there are dozens of parties running, only 11 are    expected to pass the electoral threshold and enter parliament.    And of those 11, only one can form a coalition    government.Although Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and    his main contenders, the Zionist Union, led by Isaac Herzog,    are polling neck in neck, Netanyahu is likely to remain prime    minister, as he counts many more natural allies among the    parties than his rival. In fact, as theMarch    17elections draw near, there are rumors that he might    invite Herzog into the coalition, along with his more usual    right-wing allies. This would give him a moderate gloss and    badly damage his opponent's credentials in any future    election.  
    Here's your guide to this election cycle's ridiculous campaign    ads:  
    Netnayahu's former ambassador to the US, Michael Oren is    running with a centrist party againstthe prime minister,    and in that capacity he's busily criticizing his old boss.    Although he's from upstate New York and a dead ringer for a    villain on Power Rangers, Oren is going for Frank Underwood,    with a particularly paint-stripping attempt at a Southern    accent. Welcome to the new season of House of Caaaaaaa (just    wait for it...):  
    Israel's leftmost Zionist party, Meretz, has a problem:    although it's championing progressive policies, it's seen as    aloof and elitist, a natural home for Israel's Ashkenazi    (European-Jewish) elites. Thinly veiled insults in the    direction of Mizrahi (Arab-Jewish) culture in previous    campaigns didn't help. In these elections, Meretz decided to    kick off their campaign with an ad shot as a generic Mizrahi    wedding. The result looks like something from Dear White People:  
    Netanyahu's main challenger, Isaac Herzog, also has a problem:    an impressive absence of charisma, compounded by an    insufferable voice. Here's how he sounded while trying to    challenge Netanyahu to a televised debate. The general line:    "are you afraid of me, Bibi? I just wanna talk!"  
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