Word: ariel
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...want, and Foreign Minister Netanyahu is the man they think best suited to sell the tough policies of that government to the world. A smiling old man in a black yarmulke bent to kiss Netanyahu's hand. Back in the Suburban, Netanyahu pondered the coalition options of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. The 74-year-old Likud chief professes a desire to revive the "unity government" he had with the Labor Party, but Labor's leaders say they're unwilling to re-enter a partnership that last week brought them to their worst showing in any Israeli election: Labor got only...
...Tuesday, Ariel Sharon lead Likud to a commanding 37 seats, making him the first incumbent prime minister in almost two decades to win reelection. The win allows him to select the coalition partners of his choice, but the prime minister is refusing the option of building a narrow coalition with Likud's natural allies among the far-right and religious parties. Instead, to the consternation of his own party's base, Sharon is bending over backwards to make dove Amram Mitznah his senior coalition partner...
...Tuesday's election is likely to produce a familiar outcome. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is expected to trounce his Labor Party challenger Amram Mitznah, whose platform is based on seeking a to renew dialogue with the Palestinians over an Oslo-based peace agreement, and on a program to stimulate an economy mired in its worst recession in 50 years. Sharon is campaigning on the basis of continuity of his tough policies against the Palestinian uprising and postponing political negotiations until after it has been suppressed. In many ways, it's a rerun of the contest between Sharon and his predecessor...
...People [in the Israeli government] have been calling for expulsion for years, but the Israeli government, including [Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon, realizes that it would not be acceptable under normal circumstances,” Lockman said. “But in middle of a war in Iraq, especially if they attack Israel, there would be panic and one can imagine all sorts of horrible scenarios. The public could countenance this, or the U.S. could turn a blind...
ISRAEL Coalition Busters The opposition Labor Party ruled out rejoining a government led by Likud's Ariel Sharon after the Jan. 28 elections. Labor leader Amram Mitzna said he could not serve under a Prime Minister so tainted by corruption, a reference to vote buying and illegal funding scandals. If he is unable to build a majority coalition with Labor, Sharon will be forced to ally with hawkish nationalist and religious parties that adamantly oppose a Palestinian state...