A mysterious technical mishap canceled a speech Ariel Sharon was to give to a key Likud Party convention. Organizers of Sunday’s Likud Central Committee meeting said sabotage may have played a role in the electrical failure that cut off power to all microphones just as the prime minister was about to speak.
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