Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would challenge Ariel Sharon for the Likud Party leadership and Israel’s premiership. “The Likud needs leadership that will bring victory and a principled government,” Netanyahu, who recently quit as finance minister to protest Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank, said Tuesday at a Tel Aviv news conference.
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