JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel wrestled with the prospect of warfare on two fronts following the killing in a Lebanese border attack of one of its soldiers, who was to be buried on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon kept up momentum in his efforts to form a coalition government to unite the country in its efforts to deal with almost five months of Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation.
The hawkish Likud leader and winner of this month's election was due to hold late night meetings on Saturday to discuss the distribution of cabinet portfolios with opposition Labour party officials.
Friday's Lebanese Hizbollah guerrilla missile attack on an Israeli convoy killed Israeli Sergeant Elad Shneor, who was to be buried on Sunday. This attack, together with echoes of the 1991 Gulf War and simmering Palestinian tensions pose formidable challenges for the emerging Israeli unity government.
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One more memory fades away
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We lost our innocence along the way
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Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon kept up momentum in his efforts to form a coalition government to unite the country in its efforts to deal with almost five months of Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation.
The hawkish Likud leader and winner of this month's election was due to hold late night meetings on Saturday to discuss the distribution of cabinet portfolios with opposition Labour party officials.
Friday's Lebanese Hizbollah guerrilla missile attack on an Israeli convoy killed Israeli Sergeant Elad Shneor, who was to be buried on Sunday. This attack, together with echoes of the 1991 Gulf War and simmering Palestinian tensions pose formidable challenges for the emerging Israeli unity government.
Want to learn more? http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=world&Repository=WORLD_REP&RepositoryStoryID=%2Fnews%2FIDS%2FWorld%2FOUKWD-MIDEAST_NEW.XML
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One door closed is one door opened
One more memory fades away
Such grand dreams we all have chosen
We lost our innocence along the way
- Rose Bygrave, "Innocence"
PsychoticIckyThing.Com