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Arbel leak torpedoed national unity government

Maariv Online reveals: PM recently reached an agreement with top Labor officials on a national unity government but talks were frozen when Arbel recommended indicting Sharon.

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Four counts of attempted murder against Eliran Golan

Eliran Golan accused of attempted murder of MK Assam Makhoul in the "Haifa Underground" case.

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Land Day expected to pass without incident

The 28th anniversary demonstrations come in the wake of the Yassin assassination. Police presence will be increased.

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Daily News

Palestinians introduce mortar launcher on wheels
Launcher welded to pick-up truck, allowing terrorists to quickly get away.

Sharon to ignore Pollard during US trip
“I’ve been rotting in jail for 18 years, and want to have Passover in Jerusalem” he tells PM.

Silvan Shalom labels leaks “legal violence”
Foreign Minister stands behind PM Sharon despite political disagreements

Police recommend canceling Tennenbaum deal
Police investigators think Tennenbaum has not kept his part of the deal and should be indicted.

Poll: 75% of Palestinians welcome planned withdrawal
Survey also shows 47% support reconciliation should a peace agreement be reached.

ADL condemns yeshiva hooligans
Anti-Defamation League criticizes behavior of 100 students who disrupted left-wing meeting in Mitzpe Ramon Sunday.

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Business News

Bank of Israel lowers interest rate by 0.2%
After 13th consecutive reduction, current rate stands at 4.1%.

Treasury serves another blow to banks
Mortgage banks will not receive fees for issuing government-subsidized mortgages.

Is the recession returning?
The “Yassin effect” and Sharon’s legal worries might weaken private consumption and throw Israel back into a recession.

New bill proposes turning Sunday into day off
MK Leah Ness suggests closing shops on Sabbath, transferring shopping to Sundays.

Shari Arison to pay up to $50 million to Israeli Income Tax authorities
Settlement paves way for billionaire's return to Israel.

Average industrial sector wages reached NIS 9,272 in 2003
Hi-tech wages down 2.1%, averaging NIS 14,680 a month.

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Op-Eds

An action without thought
The Yassin assassination raises the strategic bar in the war against terrorism and, moreover, the decision was made without consulting the designated body: the National Security Council.

On the way to virtual democracy
The Internet demonstration organized by the Geneva Accord initiators is another sign of the sense of helplessness, futility and deterioration of democracy in Israel. Bring the demonstrators back to the streets!

Petition for self-salvation
It is not the fate of Israel’s citizens that concerns the signatories to the Palestinian petition against “acts of revenge” but concern for the fate of their historic movement – the Fatah.

Babes in Jihadland
"We have seen the enemy... and he's in the fourth grade." What will the enemy think of next - Semtex Pampers?

The wisdom of history
Abraham Lincoln once asked rhetorically "how can I win the war when my best generals prefer to serve the newspapers rather than command the Union's armies"? Media generals always outperform those in the field, since they have one huge advantage, twenty-twenty hindsight. Does the spate of recent criticism aimed at the Bush White House fall into this category?

Why Now?
The elimination of Yassin reminds one of the story of the scorpion who stung the frog that was taking him across the river. As the frog, in agony cried out "you fool, now we'll both drown", the scorpion replied "I couldn't help myself, that's my nature".

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