Sharon up in polls

Likud is dead. For now.

JTA:

Yediot Achronot and Ma’ariv gave Sharon’s new party — which he tentatively named “National Responsibility” — between 30 and 33 of the Knesset’s 120 seats in the next elections. The biggest challenger, the Labor Party under new head Amir Peretz, was seen winning 25 to 26 seats. The ruling Likud Party, which Sharon quit Monday because of opposition to his diplomatic program, got a projected 12 to 15 seats.