Will it be the general or the admiral? It sure as hell isn't going to be the current party leader, the Defense Minister. Ami Ayalon, a former head of the navy and former head of Shin Bet is likely to emerge victorious - if not tomorrow then in a run-off next month (presumably against former prime minister Ehud Barak). And that may produce big changes - not simply in Labor, but in the government and in Israel as a whole. Will we see early elections? That would be highly dangerous at this point as Likud would likely win them at the moment. But how long can the new Labor leader keep his party in an Olmert government given that the current prime minister is about as popular as sexually transmitted diseases?
Posted by armand at May 27, 2007 05:47 PM | TrackBack | Posted to International AffairsAnd it looks like Ehud Barak will once again be the Labor Party's leader. He's on track on beat Ayalon - though by a very small margin.
Posted by: Armand at June 12, 2007 07:35 PM | PERMALINK