The leader of Israel’s Labor Party is reportedly planning to announce Tuesday that he will never join a unity government led by Ariel Sharon. At the news conference, Amram Mitzna will say that the electorate has two options: a rightist-religious government or one which he leads, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz.
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