Former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has praise for Ariel Sharon. In an address to Likud party members last night, Netanyahu said that Sharon is navigating his diplomatic policies effectively. Bibi, who is preparing to challenge Sharon for the party leadership, had harsh words for Yasser Arafat: \"He is running a wretched and corrupt reign of street gangs… He is an enemy that Israel will defeat… The events of the past months prove that the Palestinians want Jaffa, Tel Aviv, and Akko, and they are beginning to be an existential threat to Israel.\"