Israel , Country, Asia
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...stalled. In the May, 1999, elections, Labor returned to power...trounced in the Feb., 2001, election by Ariel Sharon, who formed...called for parliamentary elections in early 2003, and in January...government, prompting new elections, and Sharon withdrew from...in an attempt to force a realignment of Israeli politics and retain...