Despite doubts, the Labor-Likud alliance may endure until 2006
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Two weekends ago, newspapers in Israel were full of articles on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s speech at Herzliya, giving it the usual spin of optimism.
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The opposition Labour Party in Israel has begun coalition talks with the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud Party. Labour leader Shimon Peres says negotiations to establish a coalition government could be completed within a few days.
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ISRAELâS opposition Labour Party last night clinched a deal with Ariel Sharonâs Likud Party to join his coalition, a move that could ease the planned withdrawal from Gaza.
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Despite an agreement for a Palestinian unity government, the question of who gets to run internal security is still a stumbling block
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Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to continue on his path of economic reform, despite the political insecurities facing the government, and said that any party joining government will have to accept the economic policies adopted by the Likud
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The formation of Ariel Sharon&#39;s new &quot;unity&quot; coalition with the opposition Labour Party was threatened with delay last night after an unexpected hitch.
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centrist Shinui party, bolted over a state budget dispute. He won approval from Likud&#39;s Central. Committee on Thursday to begin talks with Labour.
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Seven months ago, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s astonishing announcement of a plan to withdraw all the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip ignited a tiny spark of hope among people searching for some way out of another ghastly intifada.
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In the year since Israel's war with Hezbollah guerrillas began, two contradictory currents have emerged: a grim mood of apprehension and disillusionment with the country's leadership, alongside a booming economy unfazed by the fighting or concerns about Israel's security.
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The leaders of Israel's Labour Party back plans for a coalition with Ariel Sharon's Likud but it may not be formed for weeks.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party has agreed to a possible alliance with the opposition Labour group. The vote averts a snap election and strengthens Mr Sharon&#39;s controversial Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says he will not quit PM Ehud Olmert's coalition over the 2006 Lebanon war.
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NEW YORK (CP) - The two sides in the NHL labour dispute have abandoned longstanding philosophical positions and edged closer together, but the question is whether there is time to bridge the remaining gap.
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A debate over the nature of Hezbollah and its long-term goals in Lebanon has been reignited in the past few weeks. The outcome of the debate could determine whether Hezbollah remains one sectarian party among many, or realizes its early leaders' vision of creating an Islamic state.
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Israel's ruling Likud and opposition  Labour parties plan to seal a deal on Saturday to forge a unity  coalition seen as crucial to carrying out Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon's Gaza pullout plan, party officials said.
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The two main political parties in Israel have hit an obstacle in their talks on forming a government of national unity. Israeli officials had expected a deal yesterday between the Likud Party of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Opposition Labour Party.
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GAZA If Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his strategists have it their own way, and if conditions on the Palestinian-Israeli front stay their tragic course, one can expect that by the end of next year the 360-kilometer-long separation wall - under