Tensions high for Israeli vote
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was heckled repeatedly yesterday as he opened a two-day debate in parliament on his plan to pull Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
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Israeli leaders told Britain's foreign secretary on Wednesday they would do their utmost to let Palestinians hold elections but criticized the top presidential candidate for vowing to follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps.
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A crisis has erupted between Israel and Russia over alleged Israeli funding of the newly elected Ukrainian leader Viktor Yushchenko, Israel private television reported.
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The Israeli Parliament will vote today to back the disengagement plan of the Prime Minister Sharon. It is well known that this plan is not what we were praying for.
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Israeli police Monday briefly  arrested a Palestinian presidential candidate as he campaigned  in disputed Jerusalem, in the latest incident to mar the run-up  to elections for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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SundayÂs clashes were among the most severe between the Palestinian factions since Hamas won the vote.
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Fresh splits threaten Israeli PM Ariel Sharon's coalition as he seeks parliamentary backing for his budget.
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Israel's parliament is set for a second day of debate ahead of a vote on whether to pull Jewish settlers out of Gaza.
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Israeli police Monday briefly arrested a Palestinian presidential candidate as he campaigned in disputed Jerusalem, in the latest incident to mar the run-up to elections for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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FURIOUS Jewish settlers besieged the Israeli parliament last night in a last-ditch effort to persuade wavering legislators to vote down Ariel Sharonâs controversial plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
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Israel's prime minister confronts a divided cabinet after winning a crucial vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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A rare court battle pitting Israel's armed forces against its legislature erupted on Monday over a probe into last year's Lebanon war that could be critical of the military and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government.
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Tuesday&#39;s vote in the Israeli Knesset in favor of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan for unilateral withdrawal of settlers and soldiers from Gaza was a historic moment in the history of Israel.
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The selection of Israel as guest of honor at this springâs International Book Fair in Turin has set off a furious debate.
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ELEANOR HALL: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has warned he might call early elections, following a major setback to his plans to withdraw Israeli settlers and troops from the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian leaders scrambled Friday to avoid a rift within their ranks as they prepare for January 9 general elections to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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JERUSALEM - The Israeli parliament gave a symbolic slap to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, voting against a statement defending his Gaza pullout plan, but he survived two no-confidence motions and pledged to bring the withdrawal itself to a vote in two weeks.    The maneuvering came Monday at the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, with Sharon heading a government that lost its majority over the Gaza pullout and is vulnerable to being toppled...