Not a Mourner In Zion

I am reconciled to a right-wing government taking power in Israel but I am not too depressed about it, or even depressed at all.

Yossi Beilin points out that the worst governments in Israel's history -- the ones which were indifferent to peace and enthusiastic about the settlements -- were those which were led by the right but which had the left in the coalition to serve as a fig leaf.

A Netanyahu/Lieberman government would have no such cover.  Any acts of sabotage to the peace process would likely be strongly opposed by the United States.  Israel's most devoted "friends" in Congress -- almost all Democrats -- woud find it hard, if not impossible, to choose Netanyahu (who is very close to the GOP) over Obama.  The lobby will be dispirited.  Contrary to popular opinion, it does not like far right governments because they are a tougher sell.

The likely result will be either a right-wing government that goes out of its way not to offend the United States or one that does, and gets put in its place.

Either way, it's not so terrible.  The only terrible aspect of this election is that Lieberman did as well as he did.  That won't affect the peace process.  But it will hurt Israel, not to mention the Palestinians.