I'm just identifying Ehud Barak as "Loser Leftist," because he hasn't shown an real party loyalty.
Over the years that Barak has been out of office, his biggest public Israeli following seems to come from headline writers.
I know that this chart didn't come out all that well, but you can see that Netanyahu obviously learned a lot of the art of politics during his time in the opposition, after being deposed by Barak. For a clearer visual image, go to wikipedia.
You may not remember, but Barak was elected with the help of American advisors who suggested that he promise to withdraw from Southern Lebanon, which he did in such a hurry that valuable security information and equipment was left for the enemy. After that it all went downhill for him. And to make his reputation as a loyal competent Israeli even worse, he then worked for an American companies. Periodically these "comeback" headlines reappear. I don't trust him at all. Something stinks.
EHUD BARAK: I’M MOST FIT TO LEADSome people may remember that he served a disastrous term as Prime Minister, early on in the "reign" of Binyamin Bibi Netanyahu. Following is wikipedia's listing of Israeli Prime Ministers:
9Benjamin Netanyahu
בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ
(1949–)Likud18 June 1966 July 1999199614th27thLikud-Gesher-Tzomet• Shas• NRP• BaAliyah• UTJ•Third Way 10Ehud Barak
אֵהוּד בָּרָק
(1942–)One Israel
Labor6 July 19997 March 2001199915th28thOne Israel• Shas• Meretz• BaAliyah• Centre• NRP•UTJ[9]
11Ariel Sharon
אֲרִיאֵל שָׁרוֹן
(1928–2014)Likud7 March 200128 February 2003200129thLikud• Labor-Meimad[9]• Shas[9]• Centre• NRP•UTJ• BaAliyah• NU-Beiteinu• New Way• Gesher28 February 200321 November 20052003 (16th)30thLikud• Shinui[9]• NU[9]• NRP[9]• Labor-Meimad•Aguda[9]Kadima21 November 2005(4 Jan. 2006)[7]
14 April 2006Kadima• Likud[9]• Agudat 12Ehud Olmert
אֵהוּד אוֹלְמֶרט
(1945–)Kadima(acting, 4 Jan. 2006)[7]
14 April 20064 May 20064 May 200631 March 2009[8]2006 (17th)31stKadima• Labor• Shas• Gil• Beiteinu[9](9)
Benjamin Netanyahu
בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ
(1949–)Likud31 March 200918 March 20132009 (18th)32ndLikud• Beiteinu• Shas• Labor/Indep.[9]• Jewish Home• UTJ[9]18 March 20136 May 20152013 (19th)33rdLikud• Yesh Atid• The Jewish Home• Yisrael Beiteinu• Hatnuah6 May 2015Incumbent2015 (20th)34thLikud• Kulanu• The Jewish Home• Shas• UTJ•Yisrael Beiteinu
Over the years that Barak has been out of office, his biggest public Israeli following seems to come from headline writers.
I know that this chart didn't come out all that well, but you can see that Netanyahu obviously learned a lot of the art of politics during his time in the opposition, after being deposed by Barak. For a clearer visual image, go to wikipedia.
You may not remember, but Barak was elected with the help of American advisors who suggested that he promise to withdraw from Southern Lebanon, which he did in such a hurry that valuable security information and equipment was left for the enemy. After that it all went downhill for him. And to make his reputation as a loyal competent Israeli even worse, he then worked for an American companies. Periodically these "comeback" headlines reappear. I don't trust him at all. Something stinks.