Word: sheetrit
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...Olmert has vowed to press on, but contenders for his chair are already positioning themselves for a run at the top spot. Rivals in his own Kadima party include Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Housing Minister Meir Sheetrit. A former Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, and a former head of the Shin Bet, Ami Ayalon, who now serves in the Knesset, are angling to take the top spot in the Labor Party from Amir Peretz, Olmert's coalition partner and his disastrous and unpopular choice as defense minister. And at the head of the line is Likud Party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu...
...although aides hastened to reject the notion of Israel withdrawing to the 1967 borders. Peres was more effusive, retaining the right to negotiate the precise boundaries but calling Abdullah's plan "a fascinating, interesting new opportunity." Even some members of Sharon's own party, such as justice minister Meir Sheetrit and President Moshe Katsav, called for immediate dialogue with the Saudis over the proposal...
...their weddings and dinners. The army too wants the Prime Minister to do more; the generals would like Sharon officially to declare Arafat and his Palestinian Authority an enemy. "The army is pushing harder and harder to attack the Palestinians, all the time," says Justice Minister Meir Sheetrit. "Sharon's in very difficult circumstances...
...election jockeying begins in earnest this week. Sharon, 72, could face opposition within his party from several colleagues, including former Finance Minister Meir Sheetrit and the popular rising star of the right, Silvan Shalom. Netanyahu's supporters may also try a parliamentary maneuver to push for a general election, undercutting Barak's anti-Bibi move...
...left and right--something Israelis call a national-unity government. Barak wanted Sharon included to bolster his minority government. But Sharon set out to exact a high price, demanding a veto over peace-process issues. Barak's team wavered. Two weeks ago, Sharon's chief negotiator, Likud legislator Meir Sheetrit, demanded a decision. "Let's cut the bulls___," he remembers saying. "I want to do a deal on the veto item." Barak wasn't playing. The next day the Prime Minister moved to cut the ground out from under Sharon, appearing on television to deny that he'd given Sharon...
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