In the News: From Prime Minister to President

Studies show that only 3 nations in the world preferred John McCain over Barack Obama as the president of the United States in our recent elections. Israel was one of them. So why are Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud, Tzipi Livni of Kadima and Ehud Barak of Labor, the candidates for Prime Minister of Israel, presenting themselves in front of American Jews? Netanyahu, whom is the front runner in this election, mentioned that he wants to "moderate parts of the Palestinian economy." He has also made reference to Barack Obama's speeches since he has met with him in hopes of promoting change. Livni's major points in his speech were about change and how it is necessary. He emphasized that in order to better their lives, repairing of the nation and the world needs to start. The third potential Prime Minister stated that the nature of Israel needs to stay but it character needs to change. The irony of this article is that three candidates running in the upcoming election in February for Prime Minister of Israel preaching change. Much of the research conducted during the process of this project indicated that most people in the Middle East, specifically in Israel, are anti-Americanization. Meanwhile, all the candidates for leading the nation of Israel are pro-change much like the majority of the United States residents. So, how far has Americanization gone? All the way to the main leader.

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