When Likud MK Naomi Blumenthal was suspected of giving improper favors to Likud Central Committee members in exchange for their support in the party's primary, Ariel Sharon made a point of ostracizing her from his circle and verbally flogging her in public. Today Blumenthal's verbal attack on the PM let to the end of a Likud faction meeting in which Sharon was to discuss his revised disengagement plan. It would be so ironic indeed if Blumenthal, who hasn't really done a hell of a lot in her political career, plays a central role in the Likud's undoing.
