Ariel Sharon suggested that his secularist coalition partner Shinui should accept the idea of Orthodox parties joining the government. “We will not manage to achieve national goals without unity in our ranks,” the Israeli prime minister said to security officials Thursday, in what political analysts described as a message to the Shinui Party.
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