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Yesh Atid may crash too due to hubris

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Submitted by PezDispenser (Israel), Feb 4, 2013 at 03:12

Although there is a market for center voters in Israel, Yair Lapid, head of Yesh Atid, has stuck his foot in his mouth by coming out in two interviews with his desire for the PM spot next time, even though he has no political, defensive, or legislative track record. This hubris may cost him dearly, since now the Likud party has been warned of his intentions and has an obvious incentive to torpedo or co-opt Yesh Atid's goals.

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Daniel Pipes replies:

I agree. Lapid has abandoned the modesty of his campaign and has let the 19 seats go to his head.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Yesh Atid may crash too due to hubris [78 words]
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PezDispenserFeb 4, 2013 03:12203127
You were right about Kadima being a temporary phenomenon but it took 7 years for your prediction to materialize [16 words]PezDispenserOct 17, 2012 12:15199881
Sharon [43 words]andreaFeb 20, 2012 09:42193517
time will tell [73 words]mz ravin blackAug 4, 2008 22:58136284
1Olmert, Kadima and the violence at Amona [1411 words]Fern SidmanFeb 2, 2006 01:4533475
it all depends [245 words]alanDec 27, 2005 02:4330615
A View From The Right [261 words]Seamus MacNemiDec 26, 2005 17:5330587
The Future of Kadimah is Dim [29 words]S Fred SingerDec 26, 2005 16:1630581
Sharon's evicts jews, obliterates his old Likud, all during an intense investigation in to his dealings...And this what we get. [327 words]EJ PasseosDec 26, 2005 15:1030577

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