The division of seats in the 17th Knesset is still a mystery, and predictions will occupy many headlines in the near future, providing sufficient livelihood to pollsters. However, there is a constant statistic which should be mentioned within this context: the "Left" – the labor Party and its threshold bloc – has never succeeded in surpassing the limit of 1,300,000 votes. The surplus vote agreements and split in seats have indeed created a different coalition picture; however they do not have the power to obscure this fact.
To date, no Labor-led government has completed a full term in the Knesset (in the case of Rabin of blessed memory, there is no way of knowing what would have happened) – and there is reason to assume that if Amir Peretz will not surpass the limit of 1,300,000, he will not go very far either, even if he takes the helm of government.
