Report: Doctor Says PM’s Brain Disease Hidden for Political Reasons
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“A member of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s medical team said that the information about the brain disease diagnosed after his first stroke on December 18 had been concealed out of “political reasons,” Channel 10 television reported Wednesday.”
Shalom Decides to Resign from Government Only on Sunday
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“All four Likud ministers have decided to consent to Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu’s Wednesday night demand to quit the Cabinet, after initially defying his call Thursday morning to hand in their ministerial resignations by 10 a.m.”
“Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom announced that only on Sunday would he hand in his official resignation.”
“Shalom’s stance to Netanyahu’s demand was only just a little more defiant compared to Education Minister Limor Livnat, Health Minister Dan Naveh and Agriculture Minister Yisrael Katz, who had decided earlier to hand in their resignations on Thursday afternoon.”
Weather Hurts Likud Voter Turnout
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“On a rainy Thursday afternoon Likud Party members were making their way in small numbers to the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds to vote for the party’s Knesset list.”
NRP Holds Party Primaries Thursday
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“Polls following Prime Minister Sharon’s stroke last week suggest continued support for the Kadima Party, even with Ehud Olmert as party chairman. This is good news for the party and for Olmert, but there are still three months to go until Election Day. Many voters are likely to change their minds in that time.”