French dailies speak of Israel demagogy

The French daily "Le Monde" issued on Wednesday said that the loss of Ehud Barak in the Israeli elections on Tuesday revealed to what extent he lacks the political and historical vision, while the success of Ariel Sharon in these elections explained the extent of the political demagogy and the loss of awareness in this policy.

The paper added that what happened in the Israeli elections is but a defeat for the policy pursued by Barak, rather than being a victory for Sharon.

For its part, the French daily le Figaro said that voting for Sharon means sending a message that the peace process according to Oslo formula has ended in a great failure.

The French dailies concluded that one common equilibrium that brings Sharon together with his supporters at the extremist Likud party, the religious parties and the settlers which is killing and burying the peace process and increasing of extremism and settlement, the Monte Carlo radio reported.