Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert: "The message is clear: The public punished anyone who had anything to do with Oslo. It began doing so in the last election, and continued it this time. The press keeps asking how it is that with the terrible economic situation and all the other problems, the Likud still won - and the answer is obvious. The public realized that the Oslo process was dangerous, and said so."
"The public has spoken," said Avigdor Lieberman, #1 on the National Union list, "and it said 'No!' to the left." He called upon Sharon, in forming the new government, "not to go against the public's will." Lieberman said he would be happy to join a "stable, nationalist, homogeneous coalition."
National Religious Party leader Effie Eitam hinted that that Tommy Lapid should consider resigning. Eitam said that Lapid is likely to find himself and his 15 mandates "thrown in the garbage" and in the opposition, and that he should therefore consider his responsibility to all of his voters and "come to the appropriate conclusions."
MK Zevulun Orlev of the National Religious Party is not satisfied with his party's standing-in-place at 5 seats. "We must make a careful reckoning," he said, "and ask how it is possible that our potential of 15 Knesset seats is not actualized. We must check the emphases the party makes, and give more emphasis to education, values, and Judaism." Orlev, known to be politically moderate, is unhappy with the party leadership of the hawkish Effie Eitam.
Finance Minister Silvan Shalom (Likud) said that he was sorry about the Labor Party's disintegration: "It's not good for our democracy. There must always be an alternative to the ruling party."
"The public has spoken," said Avigdor Lieberman, #1 on the National Union list, "and it said 'No!' to the left." He called upon Sharon, in forming the new government, "not to go against the public's will." Lieberman said he would be happy to join a "stable, nationalist, homogeneous coalition."
National Religious Party leader Effie Eitam hinted that that Tommy Lapid should consider resigning. Eitam said that Lapid is likely to find himself and his 15 mandates "thrown in the garbage" and in the opposition, and that he should therefore consider his responsibility to all of his voters and "come to the appropriate conclusions."
MK Zevulun Orlev of the National Religious Party is not satisfied with his party's standing-in-place at 5 seats. "We must make a careful reckoning," he said, "and ask how it is possible that our potential of 15 Knesset seats is not actualized. We must check the emphases the party makes, and give more emphasis to education, values, and Judaism." Orlev, known to be politically moderate, is unhappy with the party leadership of the hawkish Effie Eitam.
Finance Minister Silvan Shalom (Likud) said that he was sorry about the Labor Party's disintegration: "It's not good for our democracy. There must always be an alternative to the ruling party."