Ariel Sharon tapped seven Likud loyalists for ministerial posts. The nominations of Roni Bar-On for immigration minister and Ze’ev Boim for Knesset liaison minister were approved Wednesday by the Cabinet, but were withdrawn from a ratification vote after it became clear there was no majority in the Knesset.
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