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Article: CAN ISRAEL'S LABOUR PARTY RETURN TO POWER?
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- The Middle East
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- March 1, 1998
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With Prime Minister Netanyahu and his Likud Party being racked by division and animosity, could Israel's Labour Party seize the initiative? As Andrew Album reports, new leader Ehud Barak, whilst attempting to woo the voters, is facing problems of his own.
Although he may be enjoying a healthy lead in the opinion polls, Israeli Labour Party's new leader Ehud Barak is facing up to the fact that his honeymoon period has come to an end. At a recent meeting of the party's delegation in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, his opponents recently launched a concerted attack on him.
Charged with using dictatorial methods and failing to consult, his opponents did ...