Sharon and Israeli PoliticsIsrael and Palestine
Two leaders dominate this discussion -- Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon -- even while the US and Israel try to promote Abu mazen.
There is little need to document the shortcomings of Yasser Arafat -- they are covered every day in the American press.
... But what about the other partner in the peace? What kind of man is Ariel Sharon? What's his history? What's the mentality and political picture in Israel under his leadership?
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
AG to indict Omri Sharon on campaign fraud charges
Haaretz - Israel News - AG to indict Omri Sharon on campaign fraud charges: "27/07/2005 | AG to indict Omri Sharon on campaign fraud charges | By Amiram Barkat, Haaretz Correspondent
The prime minister's son, MK Omri Sharon, is to be indicted Wednesday for flouting campaign finance laws, forging corporate documents, perjury and breach of trust, Attorney General Menachem Mazuz announced Tuesday.
In what has been dubbed 'the straw companies affair,' MK Sharon is alleged to have committed the offenses first during his father Ariel Sharon's campaign for the Likud Party leadership, and later when Ariel Sharon ran for prime minister.
If convicted, Omri Sharon could be jailed for up to five years. Mazuz advised Knesset Speaker MK Reuven Rivlin, Knesset House Committee chairman MK Roni Bar-On, and MK Sharon himself of the decision."
Haaretz - Israel News - AG to indict Omri Sharon on campaign fraud charges: "27/07/2005 | AG to indict Omri Sharon on campaign fraud charges | By Amiram Barkat, Haaretz Correspondent
The prime minister's son, MK Omri Sharon, is to be indicted Wednesday for flouting campaign finance laws, forging corporate documents, perjury and breach of trust, Attorney General Menachem Mazuz announced Tuesday.
In what has been dubbed 'the straw companies affair,' MK Sharon is alleged to have committed the offenses first during his father Ariel Sharon's campaign for the Likud Party leadership, and later when Ariel Sharon ran for prime minister.
If convicted, Omri Sharon could be jailed for up to five years. Mazuz advised Knesset Speaker MK Reuven Rivlin, Knesset House Committee chairman MK Roni Bar-On, and MK Sharon himself of the decision."
