I don't really understand what his rationale is, electorally, I don't think it's going to be good for him in the end. Gideon Rahat More Quotes by Gideon Rahat More Quotes From Gideon Rahat This rocket was bad for Netanyahu, this conflict right now does not play into his hands. Gideon Rahat world The ethnic vote doesn't necessarily help Likud anymore, but that doesn't mean they will swing behind Netanyahu's rivals, either, anti-Netanyahu sentiment won't necessarily push people to vote for another party; they may just not vote at all. Gideon Rahat world It reminds me of 1992, when there was American pressure on Shamir to stop investing in the settlements in exchange for U.S. loan guarantees, at the time, it ended up having an influence on the (Israeli) elections. Gideon Rahat world The other parties are making the point for socio-economic issues and they have good political reasons to do it, many people in Israel have had enough of security and foreign policy. They want progress on socio-economic issues. Gideon Rahat world
