Israel parties work to close coalition deal
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party and opposition Labour have haggled over power-sharing in a coalition deal crucial for pushing through an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Gaza Strip.
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JERUSALEM, Jan. 16 -- A hawkish faction of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition pulled out of his government Wednesday following the start of talks this week over how to resolve the most vexing issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The Labor opposition party has already hammered out a preliminary agreement with the prime minister that would call for Labor remaining in a Likud-led coalition until November 2006, the scheduled date for national elections.
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JERUSALEM -- A hawkish faction in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition pulled out of the government on Wednesday, weakening him at a time when he needs broad support to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians by the end of the year.
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Israel&#39;s two leading rival political parties worked Saturday toward finalizing details for a new coalition government that would empower Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to pursue
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The Israeli far-right National Religious Party (NRP) voted Monday night to quit the coalition in protest of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s disengagement plan, localnewspaper Haaretz reported on its website.
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Israel&#39;s opposition Labour party began talks with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party yesterday about joining its coalition - a partnership aimed at promoting a military withdrawal from Gaza.
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Rival Palestinian factions drew close to an agreement Thursday over the outlines of a power-sharing government in which the militant Hamas group would promise to "respect" peace deals signed with Israel
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Israeli opposition leader Shimon Peres said on Saturday coalition talks between his party and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon could be resolved in days, a move likely to avert snap elections and promote a Gaza pullout.
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TEL AVIV : Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told critics in his own Likud party he will continue forging a coalition with the opposition Labour party as hardliners sought to derail his Gaza pullout plan.
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JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Labour Party leader Shimon Peres reached a deal on Thursday that appeared to clear a final obstacle towards forming a unity government that would press ahead with a Gaza pullout.
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A hawkish faction in Prime Minister Ehud Olmertâs coalition pulled out of the government, weakening him at a time when he needs broad support to reach a peace deal.
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Israel's ruling Likud party and opposition Labour struggle to agree over the state budget,  according to reports.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud  party and opposition Labour haggled over power-sharing on  Sunday in a coalition deal crucial for pushing through an  Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Gaza Strip.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  biggest coalition partner threatened on Monday to quit,  deepening a political crisis over the 2005 state budget whose  passage is crucial to the government's survival.
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JERUSALEM  - Israel looked poised for a new coalition government within a week as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon began talks with ultra-Orthodox parties alongside negotiations with the main opposition Labour faction.
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Israel&#39;s ruling Likud and opposition Labour parties plan to seal a deal to forge a unity coalition seen as crucial to carrying out Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza pullout plan, party officials say.