Sharon's Party: Kadima
What is "Kadima" about?
In November 2005 Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, announced he is leaving Israel's right wing Likud party and creating a new party called "Kadima". Kadima is Hebrew for "Forward". Sharon helped create the Likud party, but left after many members of Likud protested his decision to pull out of Gaza in August of 2005.

As of now Israel has two main political parties, Labor and Likud. Labor is a left wing party, comparable to the democratic party of the U.S. Likud is a right wing party similar to the republican party of the U.S.

The main principles of Sharon's new party, Kadima, include preserving Israel's Jewish majority by giving up land and supporting the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Kadima believes Jerusalem should remain unified and under Israeli control and that Israel should keep major settlement blocks in the West Bank. The new party's principles overlap in several cases with those of Labor and Likud. But Kadima positions itself as a centrist alternative and has attracted prominent members of both camps.

Israel's justice minister, Tzipi Livini, said in reguards to Kadima:
"Israel is a Jewish, democratic country, The people of Israel have a national and historic right to the land of Israel. Because there is a need for Israel to remain a Jewish majority, we will have to give up part of the land of Israel in order to maintain a democratic, Jewish state. the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. The Palestinians will have to commit to dismantle the terror organizations, collect illegal arms and carry out security reforms. Israel will keep the major settlement blocks, and Jerusalem will remain unified."
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Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Kadima Hits new Poll High
Backing for Kadima reaches new peak with 44 projected mandates, an increase from last week's survey.
-January 28 2006

Tuesday Israeli Elections about re-drawing the Border
Israel's parliamentary election will decide the very fate of its borders, as voters decide Tuesday whether to support a centrist party intent on withdrawing from most of the West Bank.
Recent polls suggest most voters support Kadima's plan for withdrawal, rejecting the polarized mandates of the left-wing Labour party and the hawkish Likud.
While Labour urges continued peace talks with the Palestinians, Likud is highly critical of Kadima's promise to give up dozens of West Bank settlements.
-March 27 2006
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