Perhaps Lapid will, in the end, fit this bill, at least partly. Perhaps he will also attract votes from Likud members who are disgusted by the neo-fascist turn some of the Likud leaders have taken -- enough votes to upset the balance in the Knesset and put an end to the ultra-rightist frenzy.
The next few months will tell whether the Shining Torch will continue to shine -- and on what exactly.
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