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...people have reached the point of being indifferent to the outcome of the election. Some in the PA even say they prefer Likud and Netanyahu, because the old Netanyahu was so hated that he helped win international support for the Palestinians. But this is the Middle East, and things change rapidly. Any political map you draw today will be out of date in six months...
...option of resigning himself, which would mean that a new election would be held only for the post of prime minister. That would ensure that he gets to run directly against Sharon or a younger Likud leader such as Silvan Shalom, rather than against the more popular Bibi Netanyahu. That's because the constitution requires that the prime ministerial candidate in such an election be a member of parliament, which Bibi isn't right...
...certain that an election would be a Barak-Netanyahu rematch...
...also feel that they're unlikely to get back into power with Sharon in charge. With Bibi, they believe, it's a done deal - which, of course, it isn't. There's a long time between now and an election in which Israelis can be reminded what a mess Netanyahu made as prime minister...
...what has become a frustrating dilemma for the Palestinian leadership each time Israel goes to the polls - do they restrain Palestinians for fear of stampeding Israeli voters to the right, or do they press on regardless of whether the man they'll ultimately face across the negotiating table is Netanyahu or Barak. But the election also presents Arafat with an opportunity: After all, the Palestinian leader knows the intifada alone will not force Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza, and a return to negotiations is inevitable - and Barak now needs a peace deal more than ever...