Likud trounced in Israeli polls, picks up just eleven Knesset seats. Ha'aretz reports that senior party leaders are calling for dumping Netanyahu. "The nation can't stand him." More results. Jo-Ann Mort take: "This election signaled a generational shift (finally) in Israeli politics; it also signaled a shift away from former generals toward politicians who rose through civilian ranks to lead. [...] The American darling Bibi Netanyahu is no more. [...] It wasn't simply Sharon's creation of Kadimah that did in the Likud. The narrative of the religious/right wing settlement policy is dead. It is finished--and the U.S. Administration and the supporters of the settlers need to understand that." The Corner: "Bye-bye, Bibi."

Posted by Laura at March 29, 2006 09:02 AM