Knesset members from the opposition Meretz and Arab parties are now being joined by government coalition members in Labor, and even the Likud, in calls to bring the current government to an end.
Ariel Sharon is now targeted from every angle. His enemies within the Likud vow to topple him, and some voices in Labor as well are saying that the end of the disengagement means the end of the alliance with Sharon.
Labor MK Eitan Cabel says that the time has come to quit the government. The only MK in the party who did not vie for a Cabinet position when Labor joined the government several months ago, Cabel now serves as the party's secretary-general. He says that since the purpose of joining the government was to pave the way for the abandonment of Gaza, there is no further need to prop up Sharon. "The Labor ministers must quit the Cabinet," he feels, "such that Labor can present an alternative to Sharon and work to advance the elections."
Communcations Minister Dalia Itzik (Labor), however, is not so anxious to give up her seat just yet. "If Sharon swings to the right, we will leave the government," she says.
Among the Likud loyalists - those who objected to the expulsion plan - sentiment against Sharon is very strong. MK Ayoub Kara said today, "I will support every move that will lead to the topping of this dictator and his royal family from further abusing the people of Israel."
Kara told Arutz-7 that he does not fear a split in the party. "The fate of the nation is now hanging in the balance," he said, "and this dictatorship is endangering the country. Even if the Likud blows up, what's important now is to save the country."
Fearing that the electorate will punish the Likud, Kara called upon the public to vote for the Likud and thus save it from being taken over by the left. He said that within the Likud, those Knesset Members who supported Sharon's policies will certainly be punished by the Likud membership in the upcoming primaries.
Another Likud MK, Ehud Yatom, said that he and his fellow loyalists, or "rebels," as they are sometimes called, will act together to topple the government. Yatom took a moderate position in saying that he would not quit the Likud if Sharon is chosen again as party leader, but predicted that Sharon would be toppled by Binyamin Netanyahu.
Extreme left-wing Meretz party chairman Yossi Beilin told a television audience last night that Meretz is now abandoning its policy of supporting Sharon, now that the disengagement is completed. Beilin said that Meretz will begin immediately working to topple the present government. The party plans to submit a no-confidence motion in the government just eight days from now on September 1st.
Ariel Sharon is now targeted from every angle. His enemies within the Likud vow to topple him, and some voices in Labor as well are saying that the end of the disengagement means the end of the alliance with Sharon.
Labor MK Eitan Cabel says that the time has come to quit the government. The only MK in the party who did not vie for a Cabinet position when Labor joined the government several months ago, Cabel now serves as the party's secretary-general. He says that since the purpose of joining the government was to pave the way for the abandonment of Gaza, there is no further need to prop up Sharon. "The Labor ministers must quit the Cabinet," he feels, "such that Labor can present an alternative to Sharon and work to advance the elections."
Communcations Minister Dalia Itzik (Labor), however, is not so anxious to give up her seat just yet. "If Sharon swings to the right, we will leave the government," she says.
Among the Likud loyalists - those who objected to the expulsion plan - sentiment against Sharon is very strong. MK Ayoub Kara said today, "I will support every move that will lead to the topping of this dictator and his royal family from further abusing the people of Israel."
Kara told Arutz-7 that he does not fear a split in the party. "The fate of the nation is now hanging in the balance," he said, "and this dictatorship is endangering the country. Even if the Likud blows up, what's important now is to save the country."
Fearing that the electorate will punish the Likud, Kara called upon the public to vote for the Likud and thus save it from being taken over by the left. He said that within the Likud, those Knesset Members who supported Sharon's policies will certainly be punished by the Likud membership in the upcoming primaries.
Another Likud MK, Ehud Yatom, said that he and his fellow loyalists, or "rebels," as they are sometimes called, will act together to topple the government. Yatom took a moderate position in saying that he would not quit the Likud if Sharon is chosen again as party leader, but predicted that Sharon would be toppled by Binyamin Netanyahu.
Extreme left-wing Meretz party chairman Yossi Beilin told a television audience last night that Meretz is now abandoning its policy of supporting Sharon, now that the disengagement is completed. Beilin said that Meretz will begin immediately working to topple the present government. The party plans to submit a no-confidence motion in the government just eight days from now on September 1st.