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ISRAEL
Tel Aviv Takes a Sharp Turn to the Right
For Shaul Mofaz, it was a moment to forget. The Israeli Army chief had been touring a military base on the West Bank with his boss, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, waiting to talk to him privately. He got his chance during a break in the action, with the two men seated alone at a table. Not realizing the microphone of a TV crew was picking up every word, Mofaz told Sharon what he thought Israel should do to Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat: "This is our chance to get rid of him. We have to do it."
Sharon ignored Mofaz's advice at the time--the exchange was six months ago--but last week he tapped the ...