Ariel Sharon accused Israeli opponents of the Gaza withdrawal plan of spreading a rumor that he suffered a heart attack. Prompted by an unsourced report Sunday that the prime minister had collapsed during Sunday’s Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister’s Office put out an urgent bulletin saying all was well.
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