A FATEFUL ELECTION

Caroline Glick writes about the latest Israeli election, surely the most fateful the country has ever had, and about the latest discoveries of Iran's technological activities:

Monday Iran successfully launched a domestically manufactured satellite on a ballistic missile called the Safir-2 space rocket. Since the launch, experts have noted that the Safir-2 can also be used to launch conventional and non-conventional warheads. The Safir-2 has an estimated range of 2000-3000 kilometers. And so the successful satellite launch showed that today Iran is capable of launching missiles not only against Israel, but against southern Europe as well.

Many Israeli leaders viewed Monday's launch as a "gotcha" moment. For years they have been saying that Iran's nuclear program is a threat to global security - not merely to Israel's security. And Monday's launch just demonstrated that they were right all along. Israel isn't the only country on Iran's target list.

Israel has to consider that this, as well as the Hamas' own close threat, are reasons why we have to change the country's government. So is the public going to think wisely, and to vote for the Likud on Tuesday? And no matter what Avigdor Lieberman's standings, we can't concern ourselves with the idea of voting for Yisrael Beitenu at a time like this. It has to be the Likud, especially if the public wants there to be a stable coalition formed.

Here's more on the Israeli election on One Jerusalem.

I suppose if there's any really good news to note here, it's that unlike 3 years ago, many more people are likely to vote in the election, and the percentage will be significantly higher.