A 'Political Earthquake' (in Israel) after the Ceasefire

Haifa, Israel after Hezbollah rocket attacks on Sunday--AP

Mazal Mualem of Haaretz writes:

Likud Party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu spent hours yesterday working on his speech as leader of the opposition, to be delivered today after PM Ehud Olmert addresses the Knesset. Netanyahu spoke on the telephone with Likud MKs and close advisors, most of whom proposed he reserve his criticism and stick to a statesmanlike line, which he has done since the start of the war and proved to be in his favor.

Netanyahu took pains not to be interviewed at the end of last week so as not to attack the cease-fire agreement or to appear in the eyes of the public as undermining the government once again. The criticism was left to the other MKs.

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