Israel poised for new coalition as Peres named Sharon&#39;s number two
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JERUSALEM  - Israel was on the verge of a new coalition government after a deal was reached to install opposition leader Shimon Peres as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s official number two.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, convening his cabinet for the first time since the burial of his life nemesis Yasser Arafat, hinted at a measure of flexibility this week, signaling that Israel might allow East Jerusalem Arabs to vote in elections for a
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Premier Sharon has already begun to initiate coalition negotiations with Labor, UTJ and Shas, following his significant victory at last nightâs Likud convention vote, which overturned a previous decision by the central committee nixing a coalition with
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Former premiers Ehud Barak and Shimon Peres are tapped for Labor chief, president.
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THE Israeli Labor party leader Shimon Peres, who is due to begin negotiations today over forming a coalition with the ruling Likud party, believes that Ariel Sharon will eventually be prepared to withdraw from more West Bank land than the small amount
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon defies opponents of his Gaza pullout plan, as he faces a crucial vote of his Likud party.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meeting with members of his Likud Party last week. The partyâs Central Committee has authorized him to form a coalition cabinet with Labor.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reached a deal with Shimon Peres on Thursday to name the opposition leader his senior deputy, clearing a key obstacle to a unity government able to abandon the occupied Gaza Strip.
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Veteran politician Shimon Peres is set to become president after his two rivals pull out of the race.
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Former Israeli PM wins first round of elections for leadership of second-largest party in ruling coalition.
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JERUSALEM: A bill that would allow Labour leader Shimon Peres to become deputy premier, clearing the way for a coalition with the governing Likud party, passed its first reading in the Israeli parliament on Monday.
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Israel's PM Ariel Sharon expects a new government to be in place next week, after a deal with a religious party.
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ARIEL SHARON, the Israeli Prime Minister, spoke last night of a unique chance for peace and said that he was ready to co-ordinate his Gaza withdrawal plan with the new Palestinian leadership that will succeed Yassir Arafat.
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Labor Party leader MK Shimon Peres reiterated his position today, believing a coalition agreement to join a Likud-led government remains a possibility.
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JERUSALEM, Oct 21  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon looked Thursday to maximise his majority in next week&#39;s crucial parliamentary vote on his Gaza pullout plan, buoyed by predictions that he was assured of victory.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon invites Labour leader Shimon Peres to start talks on the formation of a coalition.
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The leadership of a party key to keeping embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in office was up for grabs on Monday in an election that could mark the political comeback of one of Israel's best known figures.