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Sharon, of course, will face an uphill battle to cobble together a parliamentary majority, and no one will be surprised if Israelis are back at the polls within a year. And that election could see comebacks by everyone from Shimon Peres or Barak to Benjamin Netanyahu. Because there's no...
Ehud Barak's apocalyptic campaign ads notwithstanding, the anticipated election victory of Ariel Sharon next Tuesday is unlikely to plunge the Middle East into war. The deadline for the Labor party to substitute the more popular Shimon Peres for the beleaguered prime minister passed Friday, leaving Barak to face the...
It's hard to see what surprises he could still have up his sleeve. The one surprise he could pull is letting Peres take over, because the polls give Peres a far stronger chance against Sharon. But backing out would not be the surprise of a fighter. Barak also has...
Thre was some momentum behind that idea a while ago, although Peres has been saying all along he's not going to make himself available. Peres may be prepared to join Sharon in a national unity government, and then make his move when it faces a new election two years...
So while Barak has a low showing in the polls, Sharon isn't necessarily going to get more support than you'd expect a right-winger to get. Barak may have lost the support of many who have traditionally voted with the left, but they won't vote for Sharon...