Olmert May Quit and Name Mofaz as PM To Weaken Livni

[דוד בן זאב אריה]

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu


(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is considering suspending himself and naming Transportation and Road Safety Minister Shaul Mofaz (Kadima) to replace him, Israeli media reported Saturday night. Taking the action before Kadima's September leadership primaries would diminish the chances of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to become the next Prime Minister, according to the Hebrew news site NFC. The winner of the primaries will have the mandate to retain the current government coalition.

Channel One television also reported that Prime Minister Olmert might quit in an effort to weaken Foreign Minister Livni, whom he recently called a "backstabbing liar" in private conversations.

NFC said that Prime Minister Olmert has discussed the tactic with his close friend, Vice Prime Minister Chaim Ramon. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Livni have been at odds since the Second Lebanon War, and he has accused of her lying to the Winograd Commission, which investigated the government's management of the war.

Prime Minister Olmert said in a private conversation last week that she is not fit to run the government and cannot make major decisions.

Foreign Minister Livni has been ahead in the polls surveying Kadima voters, who will decide in September who will lead the party, but Transportation Minister Mofaz has almost closed the gap completely. He is considered a hawk in the Kadima party and frequently has challenged the Olmert administration's dovish stance towards terrorist attacks and in negotiations with the Palestinian Authority (PA).

However, Foreign Minister Livni has been more outgoing in her criticism of Prime Minister Olmert, insinuating last year that it would be appropriate for him to resign in light of the report of the Winograd Committee.

Prime Minister Olmert has not ruled out running, but barring a dramatic turnaround in his favor, the criminal investigations against him and his waning popularity have made it increasingly doubtful that he can remain in power.

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

The typical joke of musical chairs that is business-as-usual in Israeli politics.  All three of these kapos are true Jewish rodefs. I'd say something else here but won't in deference to Chaim and other admins.

[DownwithIslam]

I agree, it would be basicly one informer handing over the throne to his buddy. Mofaz is a kike dog as well. That beast was instrumental in helping the comatose turd Sharon throw jews out of their homes in Gaza.