Israeli election update

Well, off to write my test. It was cancelled yesturday amidst some upsetting news that disrupted the normal schedual. Anyway, moving on...

The Israeli elections began a while ago. The turn out is lower than last year's elections, by 12pm (as I write this, it is 1:53), 21.7% had gone to the polls. Some violence had occurred aswell, 2 Beduin shepards were killed by rockets fired from the Gaza strip. IJ claimed responsibility. The Israeli intel. has received over 85 threats of terror. 14 are estimated legitimate.

Ariel Sharon's party, Kadima, is falling and if it does win in these elections, it does not seem likely they will get away with a majority. Olmert's plans for the West Bank probably had a significant impact on the campaign, as this election is not only about the economics of the region, but the outcome of the security of the borders and where they will lie.

5:00pm --Today, the elections happen in Israel. Exit Polls show that Kadima seems to be leading the way. But the man everyone expected to be leading Kadima, was not the one on the ballot, today. Sharon's Party is now lead by Ehud Olmert.
The voter turnout was about 63.2%, far down from '03.
Some protests were held by Haredi extremists "opposed to the existence of the Jewish State" urging people not to vote.

Bush replaced his old CoS Andrew Card, who resigned. Joshua Bolten was nominated earlier, this morning.

Before I get working on the 4 hours of typing I have, tonight. I have news: I got accepted to Trent! I know it wasn't my first choice...*recalls rant after visitation on blogger and to people kind enough to tolerate my random tangents*... but at least I know, that if I get turned down everywhere else (as my marks are severly dropping, and fast...I just bombed a religions test on Hinduism, a topic I knew well)...than I have a back up plan that I can play with while I try to do a transfer or something...or who knows, it may grow on me...if I get cable and a single room (you MUST live on res. first year *rolls eyes*...and dare I go with out CNN, etc... while I do my homework).

So, that is my news. I must be going.
I'll update later when I have more time and more news.
Buh byez.