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Nov. 24, 2005 18:47 | Updated Nov. 24, 2005 21:25 Low turnout mars Sharon-less Likud committee event By GIL HOFFMAN The Likud central committee convenes Minister without portfolio Tzahi Hanegbi Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski The first Likud central committee meeting without Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was intended to be a showcase of party unity in the post-Sharon era, but instead it will be remembered for its low turnout. When the event was supposed to start at 5 p.m., the room was nearly empty. It started an hour late and finished shortly thereafter. Organizers said after the event that 911 central committee...

Jan. 31, 2003 Anger in Likud at PM's pursuit of Labor By GIL HOFFMAN Advertisement Senior Likud officials expressed anger at Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Thursday for his insistence on forming a national-unity government with the Labor Party, despite the rise of the rightist bloc in the incoming Knesset to 69 MKs. Sharon declared after his acceptance speech on Tuesday night that he would call a new election if he were faced with no possible government other than a coalition with rightist and religious parties. He made it clear that he does not intend to allow Avigdor Lieberman's National...