Netanyahu's new agenda: Quell unrest, make Likud look centrist

[lovuian]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/redir.php?jid=0d4547f4233d568f&cat=c08dd24cec417021

Netanyahu's other task for next week is to present the Likud as a centrist party, which recent polls presented to Netanyahu indicate would bring in more votes. The fact that the most visible of the "rebels," such as Ayoub Kara, Michael Ratzon, Ehud Yatom and Uzi Landau were pushed to lower places on the list is to the chairman's advantage.

Netanyahu will begin next week to formulate his political-security platform, which he will present as pragmatic and responsible, showing an Olmert-led Kadima as gambling with the security of Israel's citizens.
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Netanyahu is also said to be pleased with the presence on the list of "the Russians" - former minister Natan Sharansky in 11th place, and MK Yuli Edelstein in 15th place, since he hopes that with Sharon not heading Kadima, Russian-Israelis will gravitate to Likud.
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Somehow Netanyhu doesn't look like a Bush Buddy!!!

[FlemingsGhost]

1. Likud ... centrist? Are Israelis really that stupid?

:shrug:

[Wordie]

2. Do you think there's any chance that Netanyahu could pull something like

this off, louvian? I've read polls that say the Israelis don't trust him at all any more. I hope they don't change their minds. The best chance for Netanyahu will be if there is some huge threat to Israel that grows suddenly larger in the next few months. Iran is one worry, but even many Israeli experts say that Iran couldn't have nuclear threat capacity for several years. What will he come up with, I wonder?