- The atmosphere in the Likud has reached near boiling
point, following a vicious atack on PM Sharon by Ohad Kamin, a leading
activist of the extreme right wing "Jewish Leadership" faction
headed by Moshe Faiglin.
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- ìSharon is not only an enemy, he is the most dangerous
enemy of Israelî, wrote Likud activist, Ohad Kamin in a fiery article
against PM Sharon on the ìJewish Leadershipî Website and went
on to compare the PM to a Nazi.
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- In the article Kamin, a right wing journalist and columnist
who also writes for Makor Rishon and Arutz Sheva, also issued threats and
incitement against Sharon.
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- Kamin writes, ìWhat is the meaning of the statement
that Sharon is our enemy? That negotiating with him, as with any true enemy,
only increases his power base, the threat he poses and the sensation surrounding
himî.
- ìThe common thread of our enemies is that only
force speaks to them. From their point of view- and this includes Sharon-
whatever is said by an armed man is more just than what is said by an unarmed
man. For the modern Barbarian (and Sharon is a prime example) power is
justiceî.
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- The article has sent a shock wave through the party.
Education Minister Limor Livnat was flabbergasted by the incendiary content,
and has requested hearings to expel Kamin from the party. The partyís
general manager Arik Barmi and the movementís counsel have also
filed similar requests to the partyís disciplinary court, which
has the authority to rule on such measures.
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- ìOnly a sick mind would compare the Prime Minister
to a Nazi criminal, and only an extreme and twisted one would call for
violence against himî, said Barmi who went on to call for a police
investigation of Kamin, to also check if his opinions represent an entire
movement.
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- The Likud director has ordered that security at the polls
be increased. ìJewish Leadershipî has removed Kaminís
article from its Website.
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- http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=6524
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