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Every time somebody does not receive from you what they want, they say, "Netanyahu lied to me." That's another way of saying, "I didn't get from Netanyahu what I wanted...
Elections are scheduled to take place May 17, with a runoff on June 1 if no candidate receives more than half the vote. Netanyahu expects his opponents to attack his credibility and trustworthiness, which aides acknowledge are his weak spots. Still, the profound mistrust that most of the chattering class has for Netanyahu may actually win him sympathy from disaffected immigrants, Orthodox Jews and blue-collar workers who resent the Establishment...
...Netanyahu says he hopes to direct the campaign toward a single issue: Who is best suited to negotiate the final status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip? He argues that the Wye accord proves he can make peace, and that it is better to have a right-winger bargain over the final pact than a leftist who will make a sucker deal. It's a powerful argument, Netanyahu knows, and one that keeps him in the running...
...horror of war, but it could also reflect the dominance of the kibbutz movement in the upper echelons of the Israeli military.? Despite his popularity, the general?s dovish positions on a Palestinian state and on swopping land for peace with Syria aren?t likely to eat into Netanyahu?s support base...
...Labor's Ehud Barak is currently ten points ahead of Bibi Netanyahu in the polls, and will try to keep his lead by talking tough on peace. But Palestinian violence could turn things around. "Terror attacks work in Bibi's favor," says Beyer. "If the Palestinians want him out, they'll have to do their utmost to prevent new violence." But with the peace process on ice for the next five months, that may be a tall order...