No surprise: Bibi to run against Sharon

[LadyEagle]

But it's breaking news today:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article308367.ece

 

[KenH]

From the article:

"But Mr Sharon's hopes of mollifying hard-right opponents of Gaza disengagement within Likud could be improved by striking figures published yesterday showing he has presided over another spurt of growth in the West Bank settlements.

While about 9,000 settlers were evacuated from the Gaza area, the Interior Ministry confirmed yesterday that rapid population growth in the settlements continues unabated with 12,800 new settlers arriving there during the previous year to June 2005, bringing the total to 246,000.

The figures will reinforce Palestinian fears that Mr Sharon's strategy has been to disengage from Gaza as a means of consolidating Israel's hold on the West Bank."

Makes me wonder what you and Bibi have against the Israeli government's policy, LE.

By the way, will you be sending a monetary contribution to Bibi's campaign?

 

[LadyEagle]

Maybe.

 

[robycop3]

According to Scripture, the present 'peace' ain't gonna last. When the Palestinians(Philistines) give the Jews an excuse, they'll become history.

 

[KenH]

Originally posted by robycop3:
According to Scripture, the present 'peace' ain't gonna last.

The Scriptures say no such thing about this specific matter.

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

Bottom Line:

1. If terrorism continues to rampant from the Palestinians, and Sharon is shown to have repeated the same mistakes as was made at Oslo, the Bibi will win.

2. If the opposite happens, Sharon will win.

We shall see what happens.

Joseph Botwinick

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

The prediction came amid more polling evidence that Mr Netanyahu outstrips Mr Sharon among Likud members - a majority of whom opposed disengagement in a party referendum in May last year - while Mr Sharon is far more popular than his rival among the Israeli electorate at large.
The poll in yesterday's Yedioth Ahronot showed that, among registered Likud members, Mr Netanyahu is the preferred leader of 42 per cent over Mr Sharon at 35 per cent. Most estimates assume that Mr Netanyahu currently scores even higher among the activists on the Likud Central Committee who will choose the leader.

But when all voters are asked whom they prefer as Prime Minister, 24 per cent said Mr Sharon with only 16 per cent opting for Mr Netanyahu. Public rejection of Mr Netanyahu's unashamed pitch to the hard-right is further underlined by a finding that, in the absence of Mr Sharon, the voters would prefer the octogenarian Labour leader Shimon Peres as Prime Minister to Mr Netanyahu. The poll also shows a clear majority of Israelis - 54 per cent - favour further dismantling of settlements in the occupied West Bank, compared with 42 per cent who do not.

1. Israel supports Sharon, not Bibi.

2. Israel supports the Gaza pullout, not the hard right who are wanting to squabble over land.

3. Circumstances within the next few months could change this polling data if Palestinian extremist terrorism continues. If not, then Sharon will win, Israel will win, and the Palestinian people will win as well. Stay tuned. Let's see what happens.

Joseph Botwinick

 

[LadyEagle]

Well, the outcome is pretty certain, then, because Palestinian terrorism will continue. As it has continued SINCE the Gaza pullout. See the other thread.

 

[KenH]

Isolated incidents may continue. Let's hope and pray that it does not become widespread and sidetrack the peace process as it has before.

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

Originally posted by Joseph_Botwinick:
1. Israel supports Sharon, not Bibi.

2. Israel supports the Gaza pullout, not the hard right who are wanting to squabble over land.

Joseph Botwinick

My question for the pre-millers is this: With the above information in mind, do you support Israel?

Joseph Botwinick

 

[hillclimber]

Originally posted by KenH:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by robycop3:
According to Scripture, the present 'peace' ain't gonna last.

The Scriptures say no such thing about this specific matter. </font>[/QUOTE]History sure does.

 

[KenH]

Now that, hillclimber, I can agree with.