Silvan Shalom announced that he would run for the leadership of Israel’s Likud Party. The foreign minister threw his hat into the ring Tuesday, joining Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on what is expected to be a long list of Likud youngbloods who want the top job vacated by Ariel Sharon.
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