Gen. (Res.) Ariel Sharon announced Sunday that the new political faction he has formed to participate in next year’s elections will be called Shlomzion (Peace of Zion) and will be a movement for “Zionist fulfillment” through peace. Spokesmen for the various established parties doubt that he will be able to form a significant alternative to the present leadership. They give him eight Knesset seats at the most.
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