Natan Sharansky is quitting Israeli politics. Sources close to the Soviet refusenik-turned-Likud lawmaker said Wednesday he would step down from the Knesset in coming days. He is expected to take up a full-time position at the Shalem Center, a conservative Jerusalem think tank.
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