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To: brightness00 who wrote (31982)	6/9/2002 9:51:15 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

Sharon's primary policy objective is to keep Likud, espeically his own faction instead of Netnyahu's, in power A minor correction -- Sharon is running a unity government, not a Likud government. However, Labor is so weak that it has no place to go; still, Sharon is required to strike more middle-of-the-road positions than he would otherwise. Bibi, who is Sharon's real opposition, is thus forced to run well to Sharon's right. Given that Israel's proportional representation system, the religious parties will throw their weight behind whichever major party/faction that will perpetuate their highly profitable enterprise collecting donations for settlement building Usually true, but did you notice that Sharon just brought Shas to heel? They refused to vote for his economic package, he fired them, and they had to come crawling back, to the evident delight of most Israelis. Perpetual war is a very profitable state of affair for both political players Sharon doesn't need the war, he's learned to be a very skillful politician. I'm sure he'd much rather be fighting over the budget only.