Mere Rhetoric - Tomorrow's Political Advice Today
Before Benjamin Netanyahu formally announced his plot to install a Left-wing government in Israel candidacy for the Likud leadership, we strongly and unequivocally questioned the strategic wisdom of that move. We argued that bringing down the Sharon government would be a disaster for the Right, and that not only would Netanyahu definitely lose in the general but that he might even lose in the primary.
Yesterday, Shaya Segal, Netanyahu's top strategic adviser, resigned. Not to ruin the ending, but he didn't resign because he thinks that things are going well. Some of Netanyahu's allies are already beginning to go public with their doubts, as more and more people are starting to conclude that bringing down the Sharon government would be a disaster for the Right. And that Netanyahu will definitely lose in the general and might even lose in the primary:
Cracks are already starting to show in Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign for the Likud Party leadership: His strategic adviser of the past two-and-a-half years, Shaya Segal, resigned this week because he opposes Netanyahu's strategy...
Some of the Knesset members who joined Netanyahu on the dais at this conference said that they were also embarrassed by their candidate's performance. One even said that this event, and the speech that Netanyahu gave at it, made him wonder whether he had been too hasty in backing the former finance minister. And several MKs have expressed reservations about Netanyahu's efforts to move up the Likud leadership primary, which would shorten the government's tenure and lead to early elections.
"Why do we need to kick ourselves out of power just because it's urgent to Bibi?" demanded one.
Netanyahu has responded to the disarray in his camp by demanding that the primary be moved up so that he'll have less time to prepare - proving yet again that humility is not exactly a hallmark of the Israeli politician.
[Cross-posted at IsraPundit]
Yesterday, Shaya Segal, Netanyahu's top strategic adviser, resigned. Not to ruin the ending, but he didn't resign because he thinks that things are going well. Some of Netanyahu's allies are already beginning to go public with their doubts, as more and more people are starting to conclude that bringing down the Sharon government would be a disaster for the Right. And that Netanyahu will definitely lose in the general and might even lose in the primary:
Cracks are already starting to show in Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign for the Likud Party leadership: His strategic adviser of the past two-and-a-half years, Shaya Segal, resigned this week because he opposes Netanyahu's strategy...
Some of the Knesset members who joined Netanyahu on the dais at this conference said that they were also embarrassed by their candidate's performance. One even said that this event, and the speech that Netanyahu gave at it, made him wonder whether he had been too hasty in backing the former finance minister. And several MKs have expressed reservations about Netanyahu's efforts to move up the Likud leadership primary, which would shorten the government's tenure and lead to early elections.
"Why do we need to kick ourselves out of power just because it's urgent to Bibi?" demanded one.
Netanyahu has responded to the disarray in his camp by demanding that the primary be moved up so that he'll have less time to prepare - proving yet again that humility is not exactly a hallmark of the Israeli politician.
[Cross-posted at IsraPundit]
