Israeli Infrastructure Minister Yosef Paritzky, who was caught conspiring to frame a party colleague for bribery, was fired. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon stripped Paritzky of his Cabinet portfolio Sunday; it was not immediately clear who would replace him.
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