The Likud is a political and social movement that has chosen the harder, longer path, one that requires grueling effort in places the old left-wing elites have grossly neglected, seeing them as an obstacle to their success.
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For years, the Likud operated through highly active branches nationwide; its functionaries were elected on the basis of their abilities and skills; and the Likud caucus and a vibrant entity that expressed the various voices in the party.
The Likud forged a partnership with the Mizrahi periphery during its most difficult hours, and through its leaders, David Levy, Meir Sheetrit and many others, it was able to produce the right mix that unites Israeli statehood.
The Likud can look back on its legacy with pride, as it was its actions that created the Mizrahi middle class, the contribution of which to our society is evident to all.
This group is the very backbone of the Likud, and it is well aware of its political and social power – power it has no intention of surrendering to the Left, certainly not a Left that calls it an "ignorant horde."
The political and social tensions that have been building over the last decade are now all directed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but they are the result of the Mizrahi middle class' success in changing the balance of power set by the old elites.
This was a long and painstakingly slow process, but a successful one nonetheless – as is clearly evident by the Left's call for a revolt against the government when it is unhappy about something.
The revolution the Likud is leading, however, cannot be stopped. The Likud is fighting to stop the path the "socialists" have forced on the rest of us. The Left's outcry over the unshakeable electoral base the Likud has – the same base leftists' leaders patronized and ignored – is proof that Likud officials are on the right path in their quest toward overcoming sectorial disparities.
The election campaigns of the past two years have repeatedly tried to take Likud apart but that only resulted in the disintegration of the Left. Now, New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar – once a prominent Likud lawmaker – has now become the Left's new poster-boy – its hope to shift the balance of power.
One has to wonder how is it that he doesn't see that all the Left is after is revenge over Likud's success and the fact that because of Netanyahu, they have been deprived of power for years; and how he is blind to the fact that they are driven by hubris and all they do is scorn the Right and be dismissive of its members.
The Left is looking for alternative ways to impose their dogma on the public. But right-wing voters are no fools. We have turned the political arena into a wasteland for the Left, and hopefully, their delusion of "taking Balfur" – the street in Jerusalem that houses the prime minister's residence, will remain just a fantasy.
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