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This is a dangerous game for Likud as a whole. If the rebels succeed they will force new elections. It is entirely possible that someone other than Ariel Sharon will win the Likud primary. The reason Likud has 40 seats in the Knesset now is the Prime Minister's huge personal popularity. People remember Binyamin Netanyahu as a weak Prime Minister.

It gest worse. Disengagement is very popular right now, with polls showing nearly 70% support. If an anti-disengagement candidate were to win the Likud primary we could see Labour or possibly even Shinui winning the next election. The thought of Binyamin Ben Eliezer or Shimon Peres as Prime Minister does not appeal to me.

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Disengagement is very popular right now, with polls showing nearly 70% support

You'd never know it from some of the posts around here. Some posters all but call Sharon a traitor for even thinking about the slightest concession to the Palestinians.

-Eric