There was always something too outlandish, too foreign and detached from reality in the way Peres spoke of his visions for a “new Middle East”. While opinion polls showed a majority of Israelis in favour of his positions, in principle, at the ballot box they preferred a stern rightwinger in government. They were willing to trust Labour only with a reassuringly tough retired general leading the party, like Rabin or Ehud Barak. Prime minister Peres simply wasn't a combination of words that inspired enough confidence and security.
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