Moreover, Sharon made sure that his main political rivals - notably former Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu - supported his plan. They are now in no position to challenge him as the champions of the opposition within Likud.
此外，沙龙还确保了其主要的政治对手-特别是前总理本杰明•内塔尼亚胡-支持他的计划。如此一来，他们现在就不能以利库德集团内部反对派的拥护者的身份对他发起挑战了。