The Aim: Victory
by Uri Avnery

It seems that a new wind is blowing in the country.

This week I flew to Europe. On the way to the Airport, the taxi-driver told me: That's it, there is no hope left. We shall never have peace with the Palestinians. There is no one to talk with. No compromise is possible. The war will go on and on. Therefore he will vote for Sharon.

I remarked that if this is so, his grandchildren would certainly leave the country. "What grandchildren," he replied with sorrow, mingled with pride, "My son is an architect in Los Angeles!"

I returned after five days. The taxi driver who took me home from the airport surprised me. "All my life I have voted Likud," he said, "But the Likud has failed. There is no difference between Sharon and Netanyahu. They have not brought security but look how the economy has gone to pieces. This time I shall vote for Mitzna."

What has happened during these five days? One thing: Amram Mitzna has won the primary election in the Labor Party.
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