Article: Election Leaves Likud's Netanyahu to Pick Up the Pieces

STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
03-31-2006
Election Leaves Likud's Netanyahu to Pick Up the Pieces

Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 1100-1200 PM

STEVE INSKEEP, host:

Here's a look at an Israeli Party and an Israeli politician at a low ebb. For nearly three decades, the hardline Likud Party was a dominant force in Israeli politics. But it only won a dozen seats in this week's Parliamentary elections. It tied for third place with an ultra-orthodox party. Some in Likud are blaming party leader and former Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu and say he should resign. Others say Netanyahu is the only who can rebuild the party, as NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.

LINDA GRADSTEIN reporter:

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