Pre-election jitters and shakes in the Russian sector. The two parties that were established for new immigrants, and chiefly for Russians - Yisrael B'Aliyah of Natan Sharansky and Yisrael Beiteinu of Avigdor Lieberman - are at odds as to whether they will merge. Lieberman published a letter in the Russian-language paper Vesti today, claiming that Sharansky has no intention of following through on his declaration that he will unite with Yisrael Beiteinu. Lieberman again called on Yisrael B'Aliyah to either join his party or to form a united Knesset faction with it.
In other political news, the Likud party will hold elections for its Central Committee next week. No fewer than 305,000 people are eligible to vote. The election is critical in that the Committee members will choose the party's Knesset Members. Both the Sharon and Netanyahu camps claim to have a majority; Moshe Feiglin's much smaller Jewish Leadership group is also confident that its efforts will bear electoral fruit on Monday and give them some say in party business as well.
In other political news, the Likud party will hold elections for its Central Committee next week. No fewer than 305,000 people are eligible to vote. The election is critical in that the Committee members will choose the party's Knesset Members. Both the Sharon and Netanyahu camps claim to have a majority; Moshe Feiglin's much smaller Jewish Leadership group is also confident that its efforts will bear electoral fruit on Monday and give them some say in party business as well.