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more than a set of platitudes midway
between the positions of Labor and
Likud.
But beyond the polished phrases that
they and their professional advisers are
certain to come up with, one message
will prevail: Netanyahu is not fit to be
prime minister. This was Mordechai's
refrain during the past week.
For his part, Shahak, when he
recently announced his entry into pol-
itics, had a slightly different version,
calling Netanyahu a "danger to the
nation."
This message can also be expected
to be delivered by another former
Netanyahu minister, Ze'ev "Benny"
Begin, head of the new Herut Party
now forming on the far right of the
political spectrum. Begin's hard-line
views may not have a huge backing
among traditional Likud backers. But
his personal integrity is — and his
campaign will add firepower to the
attacks that Mordechai and his col-
leagues plan to launch on the prime
minister from the center.
Netanyahu acted with decisiveness
when he announced live on television
Saturday night that he was firing
Mordechai after it became clear that
the defense minister had decided to
defect to the centrists.
Despite Netanyahu's formidable
opposition, political observers repeat-
edly caution, Netanyahu should not
be counted out too quickly.
The two-round election system
may well help Netanyahu beat back
the multiparty attack on his personali-
ty and record.
If no candidate gets more than 50
percent of the vote and a runoff elec-
tion is held, Netanyahu would
undoubtedly prefer a showdown with
Labor leader Ehud Barak than face off
against the man who, more than any
other Likud politician, helped him
win power in 1996. Mordechai, then
recently retired from the army, was
enormously popular among the Likud
rank-and-file and among the broader
electorate.
Given the crowded field in the cen-
ter and the right, Barak could come in
ahead of Mordechai in the first round
of voting on May 17. But in a head-
on fight with Netanyahu in a June
runoff, Barak could see his earlier win
go up in flames — even if Mordechai
called on his supporters to vote for
Barak.
This scenario, certainly a bleak one
for the anti-Netanyahu forces, seems
at this point in the campaign to be
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