Sources close to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon’s efforts to bring party primaries forward is a bid to prevent Netanyahu from making a political comeback. Israeli prosecutors are expected to decide by the end of the month whether to charge Netanyahu with corruption, Israel Radio reported.
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