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...year ago, when Netanyahu was cleared of corruption allegations and he moved to challenge Sharon for the Likud leadership, that pressure sent Sharon onto the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, in a bid to garner support from the right which was then seized on as the nominal - and I stress nominal, because it was not the real reason - for the current intifada...
...controversial role as Defense Minister during the Lebanon War of 1982. In this decisive chapter of his life, the 73-year-old former general has to prepare for a kind of war and a kind of peace at the same time. The army, the right wing and his own Likud Party all want to hit the Palestinians harder; the few doves in his coalition, led by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, are desperately trying to steer Sharon away from military action. The Prime Minister himself is performing a balancing act in keeping his "national unity government" together...
...many soldiers from reaching their units for days. As the intifadeh rolls on, the Palestinian fighters who shoot guns and mortars across the Green Line have highlighted this very scenario. Lawmakers on the subcommittee are barred from commenting on the proposed reforms, but its chairman, Yuval Steinitz of the Likud Party, confirms that the intifadeh has forced a rethink. "When we see what the Palestinians have done in the last year, we see that it's an actual threat," says Steinitz. "We have to make preparations that are completely different...
...stone thrown at his parents' car as they drove to their home in the Shilo settlement. The baby died soon after, and Sharon was deeply affected by the tragedy. Still, though Sharon may sympathize with the settlers' plight, they chafe at what they consider his restraint. So do Likud activists, furious that their leader isn't taking a harder line. Sharon is doing his best to soothe his party rank and file, stopping in at their weddings and dinners. The army too wants the Prime Minister to do more; the generals would like Sharon officially to declare Arafat...
...idea of separation has grown popular across Israel's political spectrum, supported by politicians on both the traditional left and right. They include the Center Party's Dan Meridor, Likud's Michael Eitan and Labor's Haim Ramon...