Harry isn’t impressed by how the voting on Sharon’s disengagement plan will be taking place:
Am I the only one who is a bit worried about 200,000 members of the Likud party determining the future of Israel? Shouldn’t the referendum be open to all Israelis, not just Likud? Last time I checked Ariel Sharon is prime minister of all Israelis not just Likud members. We should be wary of Likud’s central committee and membership due to their voting track record. I mean, they voted a waitress into a top spot of their party list last election…
He follows up with a scary position statement by the “Manhigut” faction of the Likud party – a fringe element, no doubt, but in the grand tradition of fringe, the term “lunatic” wouldn’t be too inappropriate.
I’m with Harry on this one. Luckily, most members of Likud aren’t like that. But unfortunately, there are enough wingnuts that it makes the voting strategy a little suspect, to say the least.
Perhaps I’m mistaken, but I thought was to have the plan taken to the Likud for a vote this week and then a national plebacite to close the deal.
Sharon is banking on people not really knowing what this ‘separation’ (retreat) plan really means and the Israeli media spouted pure nonsense after the Bush-Sharon meeting last week claiming Sharon’s ‘acheivements’ when nothing was gained except American rehash and empty promises, which Powell confirmed.
Sharon and the left-wing Israeli media is banking on Likud members and Israelis not reading english and accepting this retreat idea without really knowing what’s in it.
The Manhigut group within the Likud is ‘fringe’ only because the left-wing media wants you to think so.
Read a bit more to decide for yourself. If anything, the Manhigut group is trying to return Israel to the Jews and rescue it from the brink of self-destruction.
http://www.manhigut.org/english/index.html