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...latest violence, Israel's opposition Shas Party gave Prime Minister Ehud Barak a one-month "umbrella" of political support, a temporary reprieve from domestic political pressure. But next week that umbrella is set to close, and Barak must figure out how to hold his government together. He has two choices: cut a deal with the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party or swallow hard and hold hands with Sharon. It will very probably be Sharon's last bid for power--the final attempt of a legendary general to grab his country's highest office. If his sheep are scared, they have reason...
...October War shows him standing next to Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, both with the satisfied grins of men doing what they were made to do. And something else: Sharon's head is bandaged, a nice counterpoint to Dayan's patched eye and a reminder that here were two men ready to bleed for their young country. In private, he is a fan of violin music, known as a generous host with a quick wit. But in the end, to most Israelis, Sharon is a hard man, a man for hard times...
Barak--a former general himself and commander of Israel's special forces--has been willing to confront Sharon head on. For two weeks last month, Sharon and Barak haggled over the idea of an emergency coalition between left and right--something Israelis call a national-unity government. Barak wanted Sharon included to bolster his minority government. But Sharon set out to exact a high price, demanding a veto over peace-process issues. Barak's team wavered. Two weeks ago, Sharon's chief negotiator, Likud legislator Meir Sheetrit, demanded a decision. "Let's cut the bulls___," he remembers saying. "I want...
...went too far, and last week a jury finally called it to account. In the first of what may be a series of trials, three Rampart officers were found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct justice by planting evidence and framing gang members. A fourth was acquitted. The intimidators face two to four years in jail...
...guilty verdict was a bittersweet victory for district attorney Gil Garcetti, whose eight-year tenure was marred by criticism of his handling of the Simpson and Menendez brothers cases and who was seen as being slow to respond to the Rampart scandal. Two weeks ago, Garcetti was defeated in a bid for re-election by Stephen Cooley, who made the Rampart scandal the centerpiece of his campaign. Cooley has said he will set up a new division in the D.A.'s office dedicated to "pursuing anyone who attempts to taint the public justice system. Good cops will welcome a prosecutor...