Sometimes I am surprised to see how influential this blog is.

Just yesterday afternoon I wrote a post about how necessary it is for Benjamin Netanyahu and Gideon Saar to make peace with each other for the good of the Likud and the upcoming elections, especially considering all the other unions made just for these elections.

Sure enough, last night at the big Likud campaign kickoff, Netanyahu and Saar did just that, or at least started the process. It will probably take more than a warm handshake and a few words, but it is at least a start.

This alone, if it progresses into full cooperation, could be the biggest factor in the elections and in how well the Likud does...