What issue will be most core to the next election?

[Michael Eisenberg]

Clean Government?
Security?
Economy?
Education?

[Elliot]

The current government is perceived as ethically corrupt. The president is forced to resign for cheating on his wife. The prime minister just made his friend who was recently convicted of sexual assault a minister. The ex-minister of finance resigned because he is under criminal investigation. One quarter of parliament are ministers.

There is a sense that Israeli politicians are gold-diggers. The country is under threat of attack from terrorists and from foreign states. We need strong, honest leadership. Right now, there is absolutely no-one in politics that seems honest and reliable.

Barak participated in this mess by running out of Lebanon. He still has Peretz in his party.

Bibi was a great finance minister, but his past record as prime minister is questionable. He lost the election because of the way he ran his government.

Olmert is a non-starter. Kadima seems to be a joke.

The religious parties care only for themselves and don't seem to have any national agenda.

The left wing parties should be ashamed of themselves.

What's left?

[Michael Eisenberg]

That is why we need to get involved. we need fresh blood in the political system.

[michael weiss]

I think we should all ran a new party - CTK - Cleaning The Knesset. what do YOU say?

[Mick Weinstein]

I'd like to believe that corruption will be central, but I'm afraid that rhetoric about corruption will be bigger than the actual reform there.

After last summer, my sense is that shoring up Tzahal will be a real issue, that could have real consequences - ie. the public won't stand another Peretz in a position of influence over our security.

[Uriah Av-Ron]

As I wrote in my profile, I think the real issues are:

1. Apathy -- nothing phases us anymore. Sex scandal -- no problem. Corruption -- old news. Military incompetence -- it's always someone elses fault.

2. Acceptance of a lack of accountability -- I recall reading about the CEO of an Asian Airline who resigned when one of his company's planes crashed. It's unlikely that the CEO had much to do with the crash, yet he took accountability. Not only do Israel's leaders not take accountability, we let them not take accountability.

Because the aformentioned will not be issues, the publicists for the leading candidates will set the agenda for what the issues will be.