MK Ze\'ev Boim, Likud Knesset faction leader: \"Nothing really happened; the Likud platform was merely ratified… I don\'t think that the decision really changed anything, because the issue is not really relevant. If something changes, I assume Sharon will have to go back to the Central Committee and ask for its approval for whatever moves he wants to make.\"
Last night\'s meeting and vote left Finance Minister Silvan Shalom very pessimistic: \"I think the Likud lost, because whenever we have internal fighting we lose the government… We are great at toppling the government, whether we are in the opposition or in the government itself... Both Sharon and Netanyahu have to gather the pieces and realize that we have to go united, together...\"
Last night\'s meeting and vote left Finance Minister Silvan Shalom very pessimistic: \"I think the Likud lost, because whenever we have internal fighting we lose the government… We are great at toppling the government, whether we are in the opposition or in the government itself... Both Sharon and Netanyahu have to gather the pieces and realize that we have to go united, together...\"