Bitter Tears
"Shimon, I heard you on the radio today and it made me want
to cry, when you were asked what you think of Sharon for
calling Arafat a liar." (Yossi Beilin, speaking with Shimon
Peres at Labor Headquarters.)
Media (1)
"Now this is going to become a morning ritual. Ariel Sharon
will speak, Lieberman will speak, Gandi will speak, and then
our MKs will have to come up with explanations." (Beilin
relating the trials of battle involved in the coalition
partnership.)
Media (2)
"What are you suggesting? That we take a seat in the back,
make speeches that are written up on the back page of
Ha'aretz and chase after every reporter who is willing
to give us a quarter-length interview?" (Peres persuading
the depressed Labor Headquarters as it prepares for the
sorrows of opposition to set in.)
Cat Guarding the Milk
"What organization are you from? Who funds you? Are you the
ones who exercise the right to remain silent during police
questioning?" (Chaim Ramon attacking Ehud Barak, who waved
protest signs at him during a meeting at Labor
Headquarters.)
Diagnosis
"The problem with the Labor Party is not that it has lost
control, rather that it has lost its sense of shame, and
shame is irrecoverable from the moment it's lost. The Prime
Minister flip-flopped, but now it has become an epidemic.
Not just a little flop, but all-out flip-flop fever. The
entire party is flip-flopping." (Yossi Sarid, commenting on
developments in the Labor Party.)
