Sharon, Bolstered by Vote, Reaches Out to Labor Party
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon phoned the leader of the Labor Party, Shimon Peres, this morning and asked him to begin talks on forming a coalition government, Israel Radio reported.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has reached out to his opposition rival with an invitation to enter discussion on forming a new coalition government.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urged his Likud party to vote for a governing alliance with the Labour Party, warning that failure to do so would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has won the approval of his party&#39;s Central Committee to allow talks to bring the opposition Labor Party into his government.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Friday invited the opposition Labor Party into the government, officials said, seeking to shore up his coalition as Israel's plans to pull out of the Gaza Strip move into high gear.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said Thursday he would seek a governing coalition with Shimon  Peres's Labor Party and pledged to press ahead with a planned  Gaza pullout.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing  alliance with the Labour Party, warning that failure to do so  would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan.  Internal polls predict victory for Sharon in a crucial ballot  by the rightist Likud's Central Committee on whether to allow  him to open talks with center-left Labour on joining a unity  coalition to shore up his shattered government.
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The Labor Party Central Committee on Saturday decided to open talks with the ruling Likud of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon about forming a new coalition government, an Israeli TV channel reported.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he would seek a coalition with Shimon Peres's Labor Party and pledged to press ahead with a planned Gaza pullout.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appealed to his Likud Party to support a crucial proposal Thursday that would let him broaden his coalition to ensure the survival of his
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing  alliance with the Labour Party, warning that failure to do so  would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing  alliance with the Labor Party, warning that failure to do so  would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Friday invited the opposition Labor Party to begin talks to form a unity government, a move that would avoid early elections and pave the way for a withdrawal from Gaza.
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So said sources close to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday, following his &quot;take it or leave it&quot; coalition offer to the Labor Party.
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Israel's Labour Party is voting to elect a new leader, with the outcome likely to alter national politics.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon invited the Labor Party into his governing coalition on Friday, a day after winning approval from the ruling Likud Party to bring its traditional rival back into the government, a Labor spokesman said.