Given that I blogged about the Brazilian election yesterday, some may expect me to say something about the election in Israel today. After all, what happens in Israel is just as important to world politics as what happens in Brazil, or anywhere else. The thing is, I know how thorny Israeli politics is; I know what a minefield going anywhere near the subject can be. Over two decades on the web has taught me that saying anything about it, positive or negative, automatically opens you up to all sorts of accusations. It is an issue which people get so emotional and worked up about that whatever you say will probably offend someone, and you’ll be accused of siding with one group or another. Thus, as critical as it is, Israeli politics is a subject which I learned long ago not to go anywhere near.