Ha'aretz on Bibi Netanyahu "breaking to the right":

He did not succeed in bringing down Sharon through a referendum, and now he is coming out against the entire disengagement plan...

Netanyahu says there is no partner on the other side, but based on the conditions he is setting, there never will be.

The writer, Nehemia Strasler, comes out against Netanyahu's evident ambition to be the next Israeli prime minister:

Netanyahu is not suited to a people that wishes to arrive at a solution with the other side. He is not suited to a people that wants to invest in the Negev and Galilee, and not in Gaza and the West Bank. He is not suited to a people that wishes to reduce unemployment and fight poverty - and no longer invest in bypass roads and army bases. He is not suited to be prime minister.

A friend recently back from Israel reports that Israeli officials believe the biggest threat facing the country currently comes not from Palestinian terror, but the Israeli far-right.

Posted by Laura at March 31, 2005 09:29 AM