Labour urges early Israeli poll
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Israeli Labour opposition leader Shimon Peres has called for early elections, after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rebuffed by his own Likud party.
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Israel's opposition Labour party is  likely to join Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's coalition next  week, a move that could promote a Gaza pullout plan and also  avoid early elections, his spokesman said on Friday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to begin lobbying Sunday to win the Likud&#39;s backing for a unity government with the Labor, a key step toward advancing the disengagement plan, the Ha&#39;aretz newspaper reported.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sent a stern warning to rebels in his Likud Party today, saying he would not hesitate to call early elections if they prevented him from bringing the moderate Labour Party into the government.
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Labour Party chief Shimon Peres  appealed to hard-liners in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud  on Friday to drop their opposition to forging a unity coalition  seen as vital to keeping Israel's Gaza withdrawal on track.
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked the dovish Labour Party to join his ruling coalition today, a move that greatly bolsters his chances for carrying out plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip next year.
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Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak faces a stiff challenge from a fellow former senior military officer in next week's runoff election for leadership of the Labour party, polls showed on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approached the opposition Labour Party with a tentative offer to join his shaky coalition, in hopes of avoiding early elections and saving his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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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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Israel's opposition Labour party starts late-night coalition talks with the governing Likud party.
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Israel's prime minister warns of snap elections if leading Likud party members fail to back a coalition with Labour.
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Israel's Labour opposition calls for new elections, after Prime Minister Sharon was rebuffed by his own Likud party.
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Israel's opposition Labour party  began talks on Saturday with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  Likud party on joining his coalition, a partnership aimed at  promoting a planned Gaza withdrawal.
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Israel's prime minister is pressing for an agreement with Palestinians ahead of a US-hosted summit.
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President Abbas called Saturday for early elections. Hamas says it won't participate.
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Shinui Party leader MK Tommy Lapid is calling on Labor leader Shimon Peres to âkeep his promiseâ and push for a secular government.