Mar 28th, 2006 · Exit polls in Israel's elections are projecting that interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima party will win the most parliamentary seats, putting it in a position to form a coalition government. These are the first elections held since former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had a stroke in January.
Jan 21st, 2006 · Newspaper columnist Ari Shavit and John Ydstie discuss the future of Israel's newly founded Kadima party. Its prospects were thrown into question by the illness of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Jan 15th, 2006 · Israelis hold elections March 28, and polls showed ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new Kadima party far ahead of both the center-left Labor party and the right-wing Likud. But Israeli analysts say Sharon's heir-apparent, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, could have a tough time rallying Sharon's supporters to his leadership.
Jan 5th, 2006 · Steve Inskeep talks to Gerald Steinberg, professor of political studies at Bar Ilan University, about the future of Israeli politics as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lies ill after a stroke in Jerusalem. Steinberg says Sharon was a major political figure, and there are no other national names to take his place.
Nov 30th, 2005 · Israeli media is reporting that Shimon Peres plans to leave the Labor Party, ending six decades of affiliation. The 82-year-old former prime minister was ousted as the party's leader earlier this month. Peres is expected to join Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new Kadima Party.
Jul 22nd, 2005 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with the leaders of Lebanon's new government. Rice flew to Beirut from Israel after a meeting with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, talks that focused on Israel's upcoming withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. On Saturday, Rice meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Jun 9th, 2005 · Israel's highest court has rejected a bid by Jewish settlers to halt Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw settlements from the Gaza Strip in August. The court challenge was the last legal obstacle to the pullout, which will affect 1,700 families.