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...from an opinion poll conducted Thursday afternoon, as the Prime Minister lay comatose in a Jerusalem hospital, fighting for his life after eight hours of surgery following a massive brain hemorrhage. Kadima, the party Sharon recently created in his own image, continues to poll some 40 seats in the Knesset, more than double the share of its nearest rivals in Labor and Likud. But with doctors indicating that there is only an extremely slim chance that the 77-year-old Sharon will resume his responsibilities, analysts expect that the political arithmetic will quickly alter, turning the March 28 election-once...
...added that even the Court’s decision to end torture is “deeply flawed and has holes you can drive a truck through” because it allows for The Knesset, the Israeli parliament, to pass a law explicitly authorizing torture...
...expect their sessions with him to be strictly business. He is known to be abrupt, omitting from such visits so much as hello or goodbye. The office is hectic. Chants of angry Jewish settlers camped outside to protest the peace agreement fade in and out. A delegation of conservative Knesset members argue against giving weapons to the future Palestinian police force. But Rabin is calm, almost relaxed. Those who know him well say that since he signed the Declaration of Principles with Arafat, his manner has softened; he smiles more and grimaces less. Though he has taken a great gamble...
Responding to the growing pressure, a committee of the Israeli Knesset (parliament) wants the project halted, and a special government panel is pondering what to do. Meanwhile, several influential Israelis have come to B.Y.U.'s defense. Mayor Kollek stated last week that all faiths "should be free to practice their own religion among their own people here in Jerusalem." Former Foreign Minister Abba Eban declared that the "free exercise of conscience and dissent in a democratic society" is at stake...
...climax came at 1:30 a.m. last Thursday, after Convention Chairman Katzav had called a recess. While Shamir's supporters were out of the hall, the Levy-Sharon forces seized control, installing Knesset Member David Magen, a Sharon supporter, in Katsav's place. Magen quickly won a vote of acceptance for the 200 new Sharon delegates, then adjourned the convention. Said Sharon: "I think you saw here democracy." Katzav returned but could not regain control. A furious Shamir, flanked by security men, left the hall...