Thursday, September 22, 2005

Ariel Sharon is on the point of stepping down

From DEBKAfile September 21, 2005, 11:44 PM (GMT+02:00)...

Barring a last-minute change of heart, the Israeli prime minister plans to retire to his Sycamore Ranch

DEBKAfile’s political sources report that private opinion polls conducted by his team indicated that all critical Likud votes would go against him. Monday, the central committee will decide to bring forward the leadership primary from April to December, as demanded by his rivals Netanyahu and Landau.

He is not expected to fight this decision or respond by setting up a new party alliance. Our Washington sources add that President Bush has been informed of Sharon’s plan to retire.

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