Netanyahu to advance piece talks

Homophones can trip you up. At this very moment there are headlines around the world claiming that Netanyahu wants to advance the "peace" process.

How so many editors could have missed that one is remarkable. Clearly, it is not peace, but "piece" talks that the Prime Minister is referring to. Specifically, what piece of the cabinet his various and assorted allies in the new coalition government are to get.

He is expected to keep the most important pieces for himself and his fellow Likudniks, naturally enough.

The piece process will include overseas allies as well. A piece of strudel for Frau Merkel, a piece of fried chicken for Obama...

In a purely symbolic gesture, Abbas will be given a piece of coal.