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Byline: Joshua Hammer, Alexandra A. Seno, Joseph Contreras, Rana Foroohar and Friso Endt, Jonathan Adams, Emily Flynn,Vibhuti Patel, Devin Gordon, Ginanne Brownell

ISRAEL

Will He Take the Fifth?

Will Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon be forced to step down? Following last week's indictment of a wealthy businessman on charges of trying to bribe the Israeli leader, speculation is rife that Sharon will be indicted as well, a step that could compel him to leave office. The so-called Greek Island Affair dates back to 1999, when Likud Party activist and developer David Appel allegedly paid nearly $700,000 in bribes to Sharon, his son Gilad and the ...

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