Masked Palestinian Fatah supporters look on during a demonstration in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah February 7, 2009. Fadi Arouri / ReutersAfter Israel's Election, Palestinians Weigh a New Intifadeh -- Time Magazine
Israel's election and the Gaza conflict have revealed the scale of the challenge facing President Barack Obama in "jump-starting" Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Israeli voters tacked to the right, and the government that results from Tuesday's poll will be, if anything, even less inclined to conclude a two-state peace agreement with the Palestinian leadership than the current government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been. (And, of course, the year of talks-about-talks between Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas failed to yield any progress.) Meanwhile, the Gaza war has cemented the stature of Hamas as the dominant political force among Palestinians.
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Israel election: Benjamin Netanyahu offers cabinet jobs to rivals -- The Daily Telegraph
Candidates Try to Build Coalitions -- Washington Post
New Government in Israel to Form -- Wall Street Journal
In Israeli Vote, With Two Parties Nearly Tied, the Winner Is Gridlock -- NY Times
Israel Vote Deals Setback to US Peace Effort -- Los Angeles Times
Israel's Semi-Right Turn -- Wall Street Journal editorial