Some members of Israel’s Cabinet called on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to postpone his U.S. trip. “It is a matter of the prime minister’s dignity. He should not go to the United States while his political future is uncertain,” National Religious Party head Effi Eitam told Israel Radio on Tuesday, referring to a corruption scandal in which Sharon could be indicted.
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