Sharon under pressure to quit if indicted

[dArKeR]

By Jeffrey Heller

Jerusalem - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon came under pressure from within his cabinet on Sunday to quit if Israel's attorney-general adopts reported recommendations to indict him in a long-running corruption scandal.

Israel's Channel 2 television said on Saturday that State Attorney Edna Arbel planned to submit a draft indictment within days to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz, who will make the final decision on whether to put Sharon on trial.

"Under such circumstances, the prime minister should resign," said Infrastructure Minister Yosef Paritzky of the Shinui party, Sharon's main partner in the governing coalition.

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[sushi]

1. It's possible

he can't stand the thought that he could be leaving the stage before Arafat, so he could be planning to drop a bomb on Arafat before he leaves. And one on Rantissi too.

[kalian]

2. He might take down all of Israel....

most of his actions towards the Palestinians are more "wag the dog"
than anything else.
Hamas and Sharon go way back.....

[bluesoul]

3. The sooner he goes

the better...

[kalian]

4. Ummm....I'm worried that when he DOES go....

he'll be taking the entire region with him and then we're in real
deep shit...

[sushi]

6. Then it could be worse

His successor could be Benjamin Netanyahu.

[dArKeR]

5. Israel's State Attorney: Indict Sharon -

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, Associated Press Writer

JERUSALEM - Israel's state attorney formally recommended Sunday that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) be indicted for bribe-taking, an official close to the investigation said. The state attorney does not have the last say on the matter; the final decision is up to the attorney general who is expected to rule within a month.

However, Sunday's reported recommendation would carry considerable weight and was seen as a major step toward a possible resignation by Sharon.

The Justice Ministry confirmed that State Attorney Edna Arbel made a recommendation in the Sharon case Sunday, but would not say what it was.

An official close to Sharon said Arbel's position in favor of an indictment was known for some time, and that her decision did not come as a surprise.

Arbel drafted an indictment against Sharon on Sunday and forwarded it to Attorney General Meni Mazuz, according to an official close to the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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