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Sharon, Big Shoes to Fill
By Micah Halpern

Thursday January 5, 2006 #2

I've Been Thinking:

I have been reminding myself ... Israel is a stable democracy, not a banana republic.
Israel will not spin into revolution or loose sight and direction.

Ariel Sharon set something in motion. Something that Israelis accept and believe in - he began the process of "reshaping the borders to better secure the country."

There is no one political person who can fill his big shoes. But they will fill smaller ones.
Things will move ahead, but they will move more slowly.

Bibi Netanyahu -- he may be leader of Likud, but he is not trusted by Israelis and will only gain slightly by this situation. He should not be considered a possible PM.

Ehud Olmert -- is now the temporary PM. He is no Sharon. But he may inherit the reins. He has experience. Israelis either love him or hate him or love to hate him.

Amir Peretz -- leader of the Labor party. He is a non issue.

Unknown possibilities -- it will be a horse race for political control. I do not expect any political unknowns to break from the gate.

4 June 2017 12:14 PM in Thoughts


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