Read more Ariel Sharon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6573/ariel-sharon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:59:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62780/hillarys-wrong-bush-israel-agreed-on-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton said last week that the Bush administration hadn’t made any “informal or oral agreements” on Israel settlements, but that’s simply not true, writes Bush adviser Elliott Abrams in the Wall Street Journal . In fact, talks between the administration and Israel’s then-PM resulted in Ariel Sharon’s agreement to “remove...http://www.newser.com/story/62780/hillarys-wrong-bush-israel-agreed-on-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 8:35:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20152/ariel-sharon-turns-80-in-coma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon turned 80 yesterday, still in a coma from a massive stroke in January 2006. Family members gathered at the hospital to mark the occasion, the Jerusalem Post reports. Among them was his eldest son, Omri, due to start a seven-month jail sentence today for...http://www.newser.com/story/20152/ariel-sharon-turns-80-in-coma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 3:55:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10500/olmert-has-prostate-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli PM Ehud Olmert has prostate cancer, he announced today, and will undergo minor surgery to treat it. He said his medical condition is not life-threatening and would not affect his ability to govern. “From what my doctors have told me, this is a microscopic growth that can be removed...http://www.newser.com/story/10500/olmert-has-prostate-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Oct 2007 7:07:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3062/israels-parliament-elects-peres-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Knesset voted in Vice Premier Shimon Peres as president of Israel today, after his two rivals for the office dropped out. Peres, a former PM and Nobel laureate, says his job is to unite Israeli society and "expel despair from our midst." He follows Moshe Katsav, who stepped down...http://www.newser.com/story/3062/israels-parliament-elects-peres-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Jun 2007 12:28:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3055/israeli-labor-party-picks-barak-to-lead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEhud Barak won a runoff election yesterday making him head of Israel's Labor Party once again. Barak, who edged out former Shin Bet boss Ari Ayalon, will join PM Ehud Olmert's coalition cabinet, probably as defense minister. But the Guardian reports that the serial party chief is widely expected to...http://www.newser.com/story/3055/israeli-labor-party-picks-barak-to-lead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Jun 2007 5:00:00 CDT