ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak (shown here) is up in the polls. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is slipping. Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu is doing better than before the war. Tara Todras-whitehall/AP Gaza War Widens Lead Of Israel's Conservative Likud Party -- Christian Science Monitor
Polls show Benjamin Netanyahu likely to be next prime minister as Israelis vote on Feb. 10.
Tel Aviv - As Israeli soldiers pull back from the Gaza Strip and Hamas's rockets go silent, Israel's dormant election campaign has come back to life.
With just three weeks before voters go to the polls, the center-left government is getting high marks from the Israeli public for its pounding offensive in Gaza. But Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and her ruling centrist Kadima Party may fall victim to the military's success.
Polls show that the conservative opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party have opened up a bigger lead, based on a public concern that the offensive left the Hamas regime intact while failing to free an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, imprisoned in Gaza for 2-1/2 years.
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Livni aims to win at least some credit for Gaza op's success -- Jerusalem Post
Feature: Israelis happy and wary in returned quiet -- China View
Now it is time for electoral warfare in Israel -- Times Online
With Gaza war over, election cranks up -- Haaretz
FACTBOX - Israeli political parties -- Reuters
My Comment: The impression that I am receiving from the Israeli media and Israeli blogs is a sense of disappointment that the problem of Hamas has not been resolved with this war. That while the Israeli military may
With just three weeks before voters go to the polls, the center-left government is getting high marks from the Israeli public for its pounding offensive in Gaza. But Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and her ruling centrist Kadima Party may fall victim to the military's success.
Polls show that the conservative opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party have opened up a bigger lead, based on a public concern that the offensive left the Hamas regime intact while failing to free an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, imprisoned in Gaza for 2-1/2 years.
Read more ....
More News On The Impact Of The Gaza Campaign On Israel
Livni aims to win at least some credit for Gaza op's success -- Jerusalem Post
Feature: Israelis happy and wary in returned quiet -- China View
Now it is time for electoral warfare in Israel -- Times Online
With Gaza war over, election cranks up -- Haaretz
FACTBOX - Israeli political parties -- Reuters
My Comment: The impression that I am receiving from the Israeli media and Israeli blogs is a sense of disappointment that the problem of Hamas has not been resolved with this war. That while the Israeli military may
More News On The Impact Of The Gaza Campaign On Israel
Livni aims to win at least some credit for Gaza op's success -- Jerusalem Post
Feature: Israelis happy and wary in returned quiet -- China View
Now it is time for electoral warfare in Israel -- Times Online
With Gaza war over, election cranks up -- Haaretz
FACTBOX - Israeli political parties -- Reuters
My Comment: The impression that I am receiving from the Israeli media and Israeli blogs is a sense of disappointment that the problem of Hamas has not been resolved with this war. That while the Israeli military may have killed and destroyed numerous Hamas targets .... the organization of Hamas still exists.
I would tend to agree. Because the politicians did not want to go into Gaza City itself, they quickly put a stop to the campaign. From my point of view, this was probably the right move to do. Entering Gaza City itself would have brought about thousands of casualties, and condemnation from the world community.
But by not going into the cities, they have permitted Hamas to survive for another day. We can only hope that this action will not bite Israel in the future.