"He is the kind of guy his young supporters would like to be," one of his Likud rivals said. "He's an army hero, a business success, a patriot who says what people think about the peace process. But he's also an opportunist and if he wants to be prime minister one day he will have to tack to the centre." He rose in politics as a member of Likud, and was soon talent-spotted and given a job in Mr Netanyahu's office, while he was in opposition.