Jewish Leadership

The JPost reports that only 41% of the registered Likud voters, or 79,000 people, voted in today's referendum. (It's hard to believe that so many people were apathetic; perhaps people felt conflicted, and reluctant to take responsibility for this monumental decision.) That means that the difference between the two sides was about 15,000 people. This is not far from the number of people who joined the Likud through Manhigut Yehudit - Jewish Leadership. In addition, it is quite possible that the influence of Manhigut Yehudit in the party is the very reason why Sharon called for this vote.

We don't know what developments will occur in the coming days, but we do know that the possiblity for the believing public to influence the course of events is much stronger today than it ever was. This should encourage everyone: from the Israeli who feels that he has no voice, to the potential oleh who thinks he can do nothing to stop the apparent collapse. The future is in our hands!

UPDATE: It looks like Sharon is considering modifications to the plan, which may be similar to the plan I suggested.