The head of Israel’s National Security Council resigned. Israeli sources said Monday that Giora Eiland, a retired general, had told Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that he would step down at the end of the year. According to the sources, Eiland is frustrated by his inability to influence Israeli policy.
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