41-year-old textile designer. "And
even if they don't, I doubt that
the nonsense usually imparted
in an election campaign — the
jingles and slogans — will help
them make up their minds."
Yet such assurance that Is-
raelis know, or ought to know,
who and what they want seems
to be limited mainly to support-
ers of the incumbents.
Those who voted for the Likud
in 1992 sound far less certain
about their positions today.
"So much has changed since
1992 that my opinions have
changed a bit too," says Erati, a
soft-spoken 23-year-old photog-
raphy student. "At this point, I
think I know what Labor stands
for, but I can't say the same
about the Likud."
The confusion resulting from
the much-touted, but still fluid,
ideological changes in the Likud's
platform is voiced by other sup-
porters of the right.
I thought
"Until this
the Likud was leaning closer to-
ward the center," says Yonah, a
31-year-old insurance agent.
"But the announcement of its
alignment with Tsomet seems to
have pulled it back toward the
right. It's hard to assess what all
this movement means." And be-
sides clouding the party's politi-
cal identity, the Likud's search
for a more pragmatic platform
also seems to be having an un-
wanted effect on Mr. Ne-
tanyahu's personal image.
"Bibi calls Peres an oppor-
tunist for advancing the elec-
tions, and there's something to
that," says 43-year-old Sarah Da-
gani, who describes herself as a
"confirmed swing-voter." "Yet
he's prepared to toss out the par-
ty's ideology in order to win votes.
What does that make him?"
The Likud-Tsomet alignment,
the first attempt to consolidate
the electoral power on the right,
is still very fresh. But one com-
plaint already raised by right-
wing voters is that Tsomet has
done them a disservice by meld-
ing with the Likud.
"I feel disfranchised by the
move," says Yehudah Perlmut-
ter, a 50-year-old draftsman, who
voted for the Likud in 1992 but
feels that "Bibi has driven the
party into the ground."
"I would have voted for Tsomet
this time, but now a vote for
Tsomet is a vote for Bibi, and I'm
not prepared to do that." Mr.
Perlmutter also voices the feel-
ing that the country is still con-
fused because of the
assassination.
"The politicians are under
pressure, and they're making
mistakes. Tsomet has made a
mistake. I'm not sure we're ready
for elections yet."
Nevertheless, elections there
will be — and sooner rather than
later. The question is which side
will ultimately gain by pushing
them forward. ❑
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