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2005-11-10 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Peres ousted as Israeli Labour Party chief

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Posted by .com 2005-11-10 05:34|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There has been much talk that Peres and Sharon would both bolt their respective parties and create a third, moderate party, taking the best from both Labor and Likud and abandoning the radicals on both sides. This would also allow them to marginalize the minor parties in Israel, while their coalition would make Isael effectively a one-party state until a loyal opposition could be formed.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-11-10 11:07|| 2005-11-10 11:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Better late than never.

Posted by gromgoru 2005-11-10 11:17|| 2005-11-10 11:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Peres is really old, has never led Labor to an election victory. I can understand the discontent. I myself preferred Fuad (Fuad ben Eliezer) but then hes already lost to Sharon also.

Peretz is mainly to the left of Sharon on economics, where Labor has moved very far from its socialist roots. I dont think hes a flaming dove - but wants to break off the coalition largely for tactical reasons - the argument is made that staying in leaved people no reason to vote for Labor - they may as well vote for Sharon.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-11-10 12:55|| 2005-11-10 12:55|| Front Page Top

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