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NEWS ABOUT: Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon stories: 5 news summaries
OPINION

Hillary's Wrong: Bush, Israel Agreed on Settlements

Sharon talks resulted in "understandings": Abrams

Jun 25, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton said last week that the Bush administration hadn’t made any “informal or oral agreements” on Israel settlements, but that’s simply not true, writes Bush adviser Elliott Abrams in the Wall Street Journal. In fact, talks between the administration and Israel’s then-PM resulted in Ariel... More »

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Bush administration • Hillary Clinton • Israel • Palestine • Elliott Abrams • Ariel Sharon • Arab Israeli conflict • George W. Bush • Obama administration • agreement • settlements

Ariel Sharon
Turns 80 in Coma

No change in former Israeli PM's condition, doctors not optimistic

Feb 27, 08 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon turned 80 yesterday, still in a coma from a massive stroke in January 2006. Family members gathered at the hospital to mark the occasion, the Jerusalem Post reports. Among them was his eldest son, Omri, due to start a seven-month jail sentence today for... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Ariel Sharon • coma • Omri Sharon

Olmert Has Prostate Cancer

Diagnosis won't interfere with work, Israeli PM promises,
as peace talks loom

Oct 29, 07 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has prostate cancer, he announced today, and will undergo minor surgery to treat it. He said his medical condition is not life-threatening and would not affect his ability to govern. “From what my doctors have told me, this is a microscopic growth that can be... More »

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Israel • prostate cancer • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Ariel Sharon

Israel's Parliament Elects Peres President

83-year-old former PM vows to unite country

Jun 13, 07 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Knesset voted in Vice Premier Shimon Peres as president of Israel today, after his two rivals for the office dropped out. Peres, a former PM and Nobel laureate, says his job is to unite Israeli society and "expel despair from our midst." He follows Moshe Katsav, who... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Kadima Party • Shimon Peres • Moshe Katsav • Knesset • Israeli Labor Party • Ariel Sharon • David Ben Gurion

Israeli Labor Party Picks Barak to Lead

Former PM will join cabinet, sets sight on top job again

Jun 13, 07 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Barak won a runoff election yesterday making him head of Israel's Labor Party once again. Barak, who edged out former Shin Bet boss Ari Ayalon, will join PM Ehud Olmert's coalition cabinet, probably as defense minister. But the Guardian reports that the serial party chief is widely expected to... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israeli Labor Party • Shin Bet • Ari Ayalon • Ariel Sharon • Likud

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