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TIME.com: Ariel Sharon's coalition government has a broader base than any of its predecessors in more than a decade. Will it manage to stabilize the fractious frenzy of Israeli domestic politics...
...turning at such moments to crisis coalitions uniting parties from opposite poles of the ideological spectrum. Even in tranquil times, the most consistent incubator of Israeli political leaders has been the military - the preeminent institution of national unity and security. This is the backdrop to Wednesday's inauguration of Ariel Sharon's national unity government, comprising not only his own Likud party and a number of smaller right-wing and center-right groups, but also the dovish Labor party he beat in last month's election, and also the country's third-largest party, the ultra-Orthodox Shas...
...After two weeks of political melodrama, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak refused to serve as Defense Minister under Ariel Sharon, resigned as Labor Party chairman and announced his withdrawal from Israeli politics. Barak was angered by Sharon's floating of other names for the post of defense chief, but he also faced opposition from members of his own party, who called on him to honor his pledges to step aside. Despite Barak's departure, Sharon said he still hopes to form a coalition government with Labor. Meanwhile Israeli security forces stepped up their liquidation of Palestinian extremists: in the latest...
...after his first tour there as a civilian rather than a four-star general, was very much up on the first-night reviews of his performance. The liberal New York Times editorial was glowing: "a deft diplomatic debut," it said, noting that Powell "moved nimbly through his meetings" with Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat, and that he "gained new credit from his unpretentious diplomatic style". The Times concluded that while much remains to be done in that troubled region, "he is off to an impressive start." By contrast, the conservative Washington Times was scathing: Powell "went into the Middle East...
...shoreline in the blackness of the night. But the soft splashes of the waves do nothing to cut the foreboding that fills the room. On a TV in the corner is a live broadcast of the Israeli elections. Tonight Arafat's dinner seems more like a wake. His archenemy, Ariel Sharon, hasn't claimed victory yet, but with the earliest projections, Arafat has seen enough. He begins spooning up his daily bowl of vegetable soup, listening blankly as his companions talk approvingly of how Israeli Arab voters have deserted incumbent Ehud Barak...