# Please tell me about Israeli party politics WRT the Palestinians and the settlements

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**Created:** [July 18, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-israeli-party-politics-wrt-the-palestinians-and-the-settlements/313041 "2005-07-18T21:03:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-israeli-party-politics-wrt-the-palestinians-and-the-settlements/313041/21 "2005-08-15T21:09:10Z")

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> [@Noone Special](#):
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> I’m not sure we’re even asking the right question anymore. The mutterings in the background about a “Big Bang” in Israeli politics – Sharon, Peres and Lapid joining forces for a true, power-house centrist party – are becoming more and more verbalized as Netanyahu appears to consolidate his hold on Likud.
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> According to a recent poll, this Sharon/Lapid/Peres party could garner over 30% of the popular vote (38-40 seats in Knesset), while “traditional” Likud and Labor would be reduced to around 14 and 7 seats, respectively. In this scenario, “traditional” Shinui, if it even runs, is wiped out.  
> I assume (although the poll didn’t have any data) that both Yahad on the left and National Union on the right would grow stronger under this kind of scenario.
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> My WAG is that you’d end up with: Arabs - 10; Yahad - 6-8; (old) Labor - 6-8; Center 40. Enough to effect the swing of power from right to left, but only with the Arabs as a formal part of coalition. I’m not sure Sharon and his voters are quite ready for that yet; so they might try to bring in (old) Likud instead, which would most likely prodice a stalemate post-haste.

So, is there any chance that either of these hypothetical new formations might lead to, you know, peace? A peace on terms that would more or less satisfy the Palestinians?

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