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  • Kadima after Sharon

    01/09/2006 6:32:18 PM PST · by anotherview · 32 replies · 680+ views
    The Jerusalem Post ^ | 7 January 2006 | Elliot Jager
    Jan. 7, 2006 21:24 Kadima after Sharon By ELLIOT JAGER As these words are being written, Ariel Sharon lies in a coma in the intensive care unit of Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem. The prognosis isn't known, yet it's obvious he won't be returning to the Prime Minister's Office. His career is finished. Still, the party he founded at the end of November remains not only politically viable but essential to Israel's political well-being. Kadima already has an iconic founder, a working party platform, an organizational director (Avigdor Yitzhaki), a plethora of talented politicians and, most importantly, an overarching mission that...
  • Sharon Seeks Dissolution Of Parliament

    11/21/2005 5:49:28 AM PST · by kindred · 10 replies · 351+ views
    WTZ Baltimore, Maryland ^ | Nov 21, 2005 | Associated Press
    AP) JERUSALEM In a bold gamble, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday asked Israel's president to dissolve parliament, pushing for a quick March election just hours after deciding to leave his hardline Likud Party and form a new centrist party . Sharon's decision to leave Likud sent shock waves through Israel, redrawing the political map, finalizing his transformation from hardliner to moderate and boosting prospects of progress in peacemaking with the Palestinians. His confidants say Sharon felt Likud hardliners, who tried to block this summer's Gaza pullout, were imposing too many constraints and would prevent future peace moves. Palestinian officials...