Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom campaigns outside a polling station in Jerusalem, December 19, 2005 as voters cast their ballots to choose a successor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who left the Likud to start his own Kadima party. Polls show a close race for the party's candidate for prime ministership between former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)
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Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared determined on Thursday to finally honor a commitment to tear down settlement outposts, removing a thorn in the side of Israel's relations with Washington.
Turkish FM signs Gaza industrial zone deal
Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul expressed hope on Wednesday that a mothballed Gaza Strip industrial zone could once more become the workplace for thousands of Palestinians as he signed a deal paving the way for its revival.
Viewpoint: Amir Peretz: Going against the tide or drifting leeward?
It is not clear how much newly elected Labor leader Amir Peretz will battle against the tide, and how much he will drift leeward.
Sharon leaves hospital to renew Netanyahu rivalry
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon left hospital on Tuesday after his recent stroke, ready to renew his rivalry with Binyamin Netanyahu, the newly-elected leader of the premier's old Likud party.
Netanyahu sweeps to victory in Israel's Likud contest
Former premier and arch hawk Binyamin Netanyahu swept to victory on Tuesday in the contest to succeed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as leader of Israel's beleaguered rightwing Likud party.
Israeli defense minister defects to Sharon party
Defense minister Shaul Mofaz delivered a new blow to Israel's Likud party on Sunday by defecting to Ariel Sharon's new Kadima movement and accusing his old colleagues of veering toward extremism.
Israel's Likud votes for Sharon replacement
Members of Israel's rightwing Likud were voting on Monday for a new leader who will be tasked with rebuilding a party devastated by the recent defection of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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