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The Arab-Israeli Joint List won 13 of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seats to become the third largest party. the Israeli leader made a dramatic Netanyahu spoke with the heads of his comeback to win a decisive victory in likely partners on election night, and Israeli elections, March 17. results point toward a 67-member Netanyahu’s Likud won 30 seats – a coalition of Likud, the pro-settler Jewish quarter of the Knesset and six more than Home, haredi parties, the hardline the Zionist Union’s 24. Yisrael Beiteinu and the centre-right PHOTO: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90 “Our country’s everyday reality doesn’t Kulanu. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, sing “Hatikvah” give us the luxury for delay,” Netanyahu The result provides a conclusive fi nish with Likud members at party headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 18, 2015. said in a statement March 18. “The to a fi erce and largely negative campaign citizens of Israel expect that we will act in which both Netanyahu and Herzog 11 seats from 19. Likud succeeded in closing a polling quickly and responsibly to establish a campaigned with variations on the Kulanu may well emerge as the defi cit of several points in the campaign’s leadership that will work for them in slogan “It’s us or them.” election’s kingmaker. Netanyahu needs fi nal days. areas of defence, the economy and The Joint List, a combined slate of its support to form the next government, The religious Zionist, pro-settler society just as we promised in this several smaller Arab factions, was one of giving it a powerful bargaining chip when Jewish Home party, which grew to 12 campaign – and just like we will now set the election’s biggest winners. Ayman negotiating for positions in ministries seats from three in the 2013 vote, fell back ourselves towards doing.” Odeh, the party’s charismatic leader, has and Knesset committees. to eight in the election. The Likud victory came after initial committed himself to working on Herzog conceded defeat in a telephone On the left, the staunchly leftist Meretz exit polls from three Israeli television improving the lives of Arab-Israelis, but call to Netanyahu the morning after the fell from six seats to fi ve. The right wing stations showed the top two parties in a has vowed not to join a governing election. Yachad party, founded by former Shas virtual tie. That result would have itself coalition. “We’ll be a fi ghting, socially minded chairman Eli Yishai, did not pass the represented a vast improvement for Throughout the campaign, voters said party that will serve as an alternative in electoral threshold and will not enter the Likud, which had been polling in the their top issue was Israel’s high cost of all areas,” Herzog wrote on Facebook the next Knesset. 20-23 seat range in the fi nal media polls living. They reiterated that demand on morning after the election. “And we will Among the biggest losers was Yisrael issued on March 13. Election Day, giving Kulanu a strong fi ght together with our partners for the Beiteinu, the hardline faction led by But, as offi cial returns came in, Likud showing with 10 seats. Party founder values we believe in.” Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman. The emerged as the clear victor. Netanyahu Moshe Kachlon, a former Likud minister, As Election Day drew near, leaders on party, which had 13 seats in the previous now has a relatively easy path to forming had focused almost exclusively on both sides urged voters to close ranks Knesset, was hit with a corruption a coalition of his so-called “natural socioeconomic issues during the around their respective fl agship party. scandal early in the campaign and wound partners” on the right and the religious campaign. Voters moved away from smaller parties, up with just six seats. parties, along with the centre-right The other party with a strong eco- enabling Likud and Zionist Union to See pages 7, 26 and 49 for more Kulanu party. nomic focus, the centrist Yesh Atid, fell to increase their Knesset representation. analysis of the Israeli election. 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Ultimately, we will The Jewish Federation of Ottawa must be able to show the community a “report “devote appropriate attention to urgent, card” on strategic plan milestones when we report on the Year 1 work plan; thus emerging and important community issues, allowing community members to answer the question for themselves. while not losing focus of our broader mandate My colleague Deborah Corber of Federation CJA in Montreal recently and strategic objectives,” writes Andrea wrote a thought-provoking piece on the difference between a not-for-profi t Freedman as she completes her second year corporation and one that is profi t driven. Her piece spoke about a movement to as Federation president and CEO. rename the “not-for-profi t” sector as the “social-profi t” sector. She built on the ast year, to mark my fi rst anni- speech about Israel and the Middle East. work of Paul Alofs, president and CEO of versary of working on behalf of Instead, he spoke about issues such as the Princess Margaret Cancer Ottawa’s Jewish community, I technology and leadership. During the Foundation, who asked in a piece in the Lwrote an article for the Ottawa Q&A, he explained that he had adopted Globe and Mail, “What other sector of the Jewish Bulletin that began with a ques- a policy of not speaking about Israel – economy refers to itself by what it’s not? tion from the play Rent. unless asked a specifi c question – Grocery stores don’t call themselves ‘not PHOTO: HOWARD SANDLER “525,600 minutes. How do you because the rhetoric becomes too Honing our communication skills furniture stores.’” measure, measure a year?” heated. People are so entrenched in their will make our community stronger, Federation, as a social-profi t organiza- It is a challenge to answer because positions, so passionate, that they do not says Federation President and CEO tion, does have to be concerned with how do you condense 525,600 minutes always hear what he has to say. Andrea Freedman. revenue, because it is through revenue, of learning, activity, success and failure, As I refl ect further on this and think primarily generated by the Annual passion and commitment into a few about how we conduct business in new information or are we mostly just Campaign, that we gain the ability to hundred words? This year, as I mark the Ottawa’s Jewish community, we certainly committed to persuading others of our help. As Corber wrote, “We need to make conclusion of my second year, I am can and do get passionate about issues position? Do we take the time to engage the case for our own, unique value pleased to share three thoughts. we care about. Ultimately, what will help decision makers or do we simply con- proposition, that no other gift has the On a recent vacation, I attended a make our community stronger is honing verse with other like-minded power to impact so many Jewish lives. The speech by New York Times columnist our communication skills. Are we individuals? extent to which we succeed determines Thomas Friedman. I was expecting a interested in learning and understanding While the Jewish Federation of Ottawa our market share or ‘penetration’ rate: is not perfect, we are always open to the number of donors who give to the having respectful discussions – sharing annual campaign and volunteers who and learning from each other and give of their time, both of which impact working on our common goal of creating directly on our ability to do good.” a stronger Jewish community. The Jewish Federation of Ottawa is a Last June, the Federation adopted a social-profi t business with a plethora of new strategic plan. Over the past year, stakeholders, from donors to all who one of our challenges has been to devote benefi t from the programs and services Commercial Sales & Leasing ❋ Consulting ❋ Site Selection/Relocations ❋ Tenant Representation ❋ Feasibility Studies energy and time to achieving the we fund, to all who care about Jewish Investment/User Properties ❋ Strategic Growth Planning ❋ Land Assemblies/Development Sites strategic plan’s objectives, while balan- life.