What S Ahead For Israel
The 74-year-old ex-general wants the Labor party at his side in a large right-left government, the kind he presided over in the past two years. But Labor party chief Amram Mitzna, beaten soundly, prefers to remain in the opposition along with the stridently secular Shinui party. Sharon’s alternative is a narrow government with partners from among the far-right and religious parties, something he fears will alienate the United States, Israel’s most important ally....