[Pen-l] guess who's helped by Israel's Gaza war

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

New York TIMES / January 27, 2009

Gaza War Gives Bigger Lift to Israel's Right Than to Those in Power
By ISABEL KERSHNER

JERUSALEM — With two weeks to go before the Israeli elections, the
politicians who seem to have benefited the most from the military
offensive against Hamas in Gaza are those who were not involved in
planning or carrying out the war.

That is not because Israelis have regrets or have become faint-hearted
about the casualties and destruction in Gaza. To the contrary, there
appears to have been a shift further to the right, reflecting a
feeling among many voters that an even tougher approach may now be
required.

Recent polls indicate that Likud, Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing
opposition party, has retained and even increased its lead. The other
party that appears to have gained the most ground is the nationalist
Yisrael Beiteinu, led by Avigdor Lieberman.

A hawkish legislator and former minister, Mr. Lieberman pulled his
party out of the governing coalition a year ago when Israel began
negotiations over Palestinian statehood with the Palestinian
leadership in the West Bank, which is viewed as more moderate and
pragmatic than Hamas. ...

MORE AT: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/world/middleeast/27mideast.html

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Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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