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All is lost
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Gershon
said:
No.
Posted by: Gershon on December 22, 2005 09:08 AM
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ShyGuy
said:
Yes. There are many people of good will and ideological integrity who are members of the Likud.
Ted's bottom line question should have been more accurately worded: Is there really a difference between Bibi and Sharon?
Gershon, above, already answered the question correctly.
Posted by: ShyGuy on December 22, 2005 11:13 AM
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Ted Belman
said:
I am also pointing out that the mood of the country is not one of idealism but one of pragmatism. More can be done if you hold the reigns of power on whatever platform then it you embrace idealism and get consigned to the hinterlands as a result.
Posted by: Ted Belman on December 22, 2005 11:38 AM
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ShyGuy
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Ted, more can be done? Pragmatism? In Israel? What has been pragmatic and what good has been accomplished in the last 20 years?
Ah! You're talking about from the Knesset seat warmer's point of view. Yes.
Posted by: ShyGuy on December 22, 2005 02:41 PM
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Aaron Hassid
said:
I think Netanyahu is alot closer to the ideas of Natan Sharansky than he was when he was Prime Minister, as Sharansky has been vindicated over the last 5 years and is now a strong supporter of Netanyahu. Does anybody know how the age/ethnic breakdown of the political map right now? I read somewhere (I think Haaretz) that more than twice as many young voters say they support Likud in the upcoming elections compared to the general public.
Posted by: Aaron Hassid on December 22, 2005 07:14 PM
All is lost
Netanyahu Trying to "Moderate" the Likud
Netanyahu Bid: Push Off Primaries to Get Feiglin Out
My reaction to these two articles was that the Right is finished. Bibi was the great white hope but his colour is no different from Sharon's. His moves are testiment to the fact that a party must claim the middle in order to win the elections.
The middle wants pragmatism, not idealism. That's the truth of it. Israelis care more about ending the "occuoation" then retaining the settlements east of the fence. The only remaining issue is whether to have another unilateral withdrawal. Although the last poll suggested the Isrtaels were against it more then for it, I believe this will change. The same goes for the divsion of Jeruslem.
Is there really a difference between Bibi's Likud and Sharon's Kadima?
Posted by Ted Belman at December 22, 2005 07:13 AM