Likud, Mr. Barak's supporters said, would have to be wary of entering an election in which Mr. Barak could present himself as the weary battler for what he has called "a brave peace," and as the first Israeli prime minister ready to confront the Jewish religious establishment head-on.
The clerical establishment, headed by the supreme leader, now Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, controls the judiciary and large sectors of the economy.
7 30 A.M. (Showtime) BOTTLE SHOCK (2008) A British wine dealer (Alan Rickman, below) trying to break into the French wine establishment heads to the Napa Valley in the 1970s seeking American vintages that can stand up to Continental rivals.
10 30 A.M. (Showtime2) BOTTLE SHOCK (2008) A British wine dealer (Alan Rickman, below) trying to break into the French wine establishment heads to the Napa Valley in the 1970s seeking American vintages that can measure up.
But under the peculiar constitution left in place by the Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic revolution, decisive power lies with the unelected clerical establishment, headed by the supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Responsible voices have been calling for a revival of dialogue between the ruling establishment, headed by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, and the opposition and civil society leaders he courted earlier in his reign.
The decision of the MP for Mid Bedfordshire to go on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! is an astonishingly rude attack on the well-bred, self-controlled establishment headed by David Cameron.
12 35 P.M. (TMC) BOTTLE SHOCK (2008) A British wine dealer (Alan Rickman) trying to break into the French oenological establishment heads to the Napa Valley of California in the 1970s in pursuit of American vintages that can stand up to their more established European rivals in a blind tasting.
Amnesty International warned last week that "despite President Rouhani's popular mandate, Iran's clerically-dominated politico-religious establishment, headed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and hardliners within its security and judicial sectors, retain enormous power and influence and, to a large extent, continue to have the determining voice on the nature and pace of change in Iran".
6 10 P.M. (TMC) BOTTLE SHOCK (2008) A British wine dealer (Alan Rickman) trying to break into the French oenological establishment heads to the Napa Valley of California in the 1970s in pursuit of American vintages that can stand up to their more established rivals in a blind tasting.
