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Sharon wins knockout victory
Likud leader Ariel Sharon, capping a stunning reversal of his political fortunes, clobbered Prime Minister Ehud Barak in yesterday's election.
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Barak: After 41 years' service, time for a break
Prime Minister Ehud Barak dropped a bombshell last night when he announced he is resigning from the Knesset and his chairmanship of the Labor Party.
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A bumpy roller-coaster ride ahead
Ehud Barak's surprise resignation seriously complicates Sharon's task of forming a broad coalition.
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Violence in territories surges amid calls to intensify intifada
There was a sharp rise in the number of shooting incidents in the West Bank yesterday as violence continued throughout the region, with Fatah and Hamas leaders calling to continue the intifada.
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Bush appoints Mideast advisers
The White House has announced two key State Department appointments that deal with Middle East affairs.
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Man of controversy becomes prime minister
So long had he been one of the nation's most controversial politicians that, even a few months ago, not even Ariel Sharon would have believed he could be elected prime minister.
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'Now I believe there is a God'
The Tel Aviv Fairgrounds erupted in exuberant celebration last night at 10 p.m. when the results showing Ariel Sharon's overwhelming victory were officially announced.
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Meretz: We'll be a fighting opposition
There were no surprised faces at Meretz headquarters as the election results were announced, just disappointed and, in a few cases, scared ones.
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Arab vote said to be lowest ever
Election fever was conspicuous by its absence in Arab communities, with an overall voter turnout that by last night appeared to be one of the lowest recorded.
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For many Israelis, poll day is mall day
The public voted with its feet for yesterday's election for prime minister, flocking to shopping malls, picnic sites, and pizza parlors.
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(02:15) Arab states react cautiously
Israel's Arab neighbors accepted Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon's victory, and said that if Sharon moves towards peace they will cooperate with him.
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(01:00) Sharon's victory: A platform for unity
Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon calls for unity and outlines his vision for Israel.
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(01:40) What next?
We take a look at the technicalities. When does Ariel Sharon become prime minister? What does Ehud Barak do next?
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(00:35) Barak surprises supporters
Supporters feel like they've lost their leader, reports The Jerusalem Post's Dan Izenberg, who's covering Labor campaign headquarters.
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(00:35) US President Bush is reaching for the phone...
...to congratulate Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon on his victory. The Jerusalem Post's Washington correspondent Janine Zacharia looks at how the White House will deal with Israel's new prime minister.
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(00:45) Palestinians ponder Israel's new PM
The Jerusalem Post's Palestinian correspondent Lamia Lahoud, brings you the Palestinian reaction, from the official PA response to the talk on the streets.
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(00:00) Barak resigns
Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Barak announces his resignation as Labor Party chairman and as a member of the Knesset. Hear translation of resignation speech.
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(00:15) Reactions to Barak resignation as Labor leader
Reactions were mixed to outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Barak's announcement that he will resign as Labor Party leader.
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(00:10) Barak concedes, announces resignation
Prime Minister Ehud Barak surprised a hall full of supporters tonight by announcing he intends to resign from the Knesset and step down as leader of the Labor party.
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(23:00) Voter turnout lowest ever
JERUSALEM (February 6) - Voter turnout for today's special prime ministerial election was 62 percent, the lowest ever in a national election in the history of the state, according to data released by the Central Elections Committee tonight.
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(23:00) Analysis: Size counts
(February 6) - As exit polls released just now indicated a 19 percent majority for Likud prime ministerial candidate Ariel Sharon, the story of the latest Israeli election is less the winner or the issues and more the magnitude - not of Sharon's victory, but of Ehud Barak's defeat.
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(22:15) Sharon wins by huge margin
Exit polls say Likud leader Ariel Sharon received 59.5 percent of the vote, while
Prime Minister Ehud Barak received 40.5 percent of the vote.
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PM-elect Ariel Sharon holds victory speech (Israel TV Channel One)
Latest News:
(02:30) Hizbullah: MIA talks fall through
(00:35) Shots fired at Hebron's Jewish neighborhood
(00:30) Sharon wins big in territories, Golan
(23:15) Sharon, Barak talk unity gov't
(23:10) Netanyahu reacts to election results
(22:30) Sharon leads by 27% in early counts
(22:05) Exit polls: Sharon in a landslide over Barak
(22:05) Palestinian gunfire around West Bank
(21:15) Election drawing to a close
(19:25) Jerusalem polling station attacked
(18:30) Police
investigating polling
booth fraud
(18:40) Labor MKs
woo Arab vote
(18:05) Voting lags
behind 1999 results
(17:10) Protesters
block Barak in Tel
Aviv
(16:20) Fatah leader:
Sharon has no magic
wand
(15:30) Sharp
differences in voting
turnout
(14:55) Haredim in
Jerusalem try to stop
vote
(14:30) Thousands of
Palestinians in
protest march
(13:45) Israeli Arab
voting boycott almost
total
(13:15) Sharon casts
ballot
(10:30) Voter turnout
lower this time around
(09:50) Barak casts
ballot
(09:30) Peres: Barak
will have to draw the
conclusions
(09:05) Rajoub: I'm
not worried about who
wins the election
(07:05) Israel decides the future
Real Results (in %)
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Barak |
Sharon |
| Real Results (99% counted) |
37.5% |
62.5% |
| Jerusalem |
22% |
77.9% |
| Tel Aviv |
51.9% |
48.0% |
| Haifa |
50% |
50% |
| Beer Sheba |
29.2% |
70.7% |
| Netanya |
29.1% |
70.8% |
| Kibbutzim |
88% |
11.9% |
| Israeli Arabs |
73.2% |
26.7% |
| Channel One Exit Polls |
40.5% |
59.5% |
| Channel Two Exit Polls |
40.5% |
59.5% |
| Jerusalem Post |
30% |
57% |
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Real Results: 99% of the votes counted
Final Jerusalem Post Poll:Undecided 3.5%. No answer 9.5%
Poll conducted Monday night Feb.5th from a sample of 514 people with a 4.5% margin of error. |
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As it happened February 7th:
(01:20) 74% percent of the votes counted. Barak: 39%, Sharon 61%
(01:10) Ariel Sharon calls for unity government, asks Arabs to restrain from violence, vows to keep Jerusalem united
(01:00) Ariel Sharon holds victory speech
(00:50) 50.3% percent of the votes counted. Barak: 40.5%, Sharon 59.4%
(00:45) 46.5% percent of the votes counted. Barak: 40.8%, Sharon 59.1%
(00:30) 41.6% percent of the votes counted. Barak: 41%, Sharon 58.9%
(00:15) Jews in Judea, Samaria and Gaza: 78% to Sharon, 22% to Barak
(00:15) Third of Golan Heights results counted: 59% to Sharon, 41% to Barak
(00:00) Barak resigns
As it happened February 6th:
(23:45) Barak concedes defeat
(23:15) Likud MKs say national unity government is priority
(23:10) Netanyahu: Sharon's victory is clear message to Palestinians
(22:30) Lowest voter turnout in Israeli history
(22:20) First 100 stations counted: Barak 36.1%, Sharon 63.8%
(22:01) TV exit polls show Sharon with a 19% lead
(22:00) Polling stations close country wide
(20:45) Jerusalem Post opens its live coverage of the election
(17:00) Over 2 million ballots cast
(14:30) Palestinian protest march in Ramallah
(13:45) Israeli arabs boycott election
(10:30) Voter turnout down by over 4%
(07:00) Polls open across the country
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(12:30) Voter turnout lowest ever
Voter turnout by noon today for the prime ministerial
election was 23.5 percent, the lowest ever since 1973,
when the Central Elections Committee began tracking
voting throughout day.
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Sharon landslide expected today
A Jerusalem Post/Smith Institute Poll conducted last night
shows that Sharon enjoyed a thundering 27 percent lead
over Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
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US calls for calm
The US yesterday called on Israel and the Palestinians to
avoid violence during the transition period following
today's election.
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Fatah: Sharon will face violence
The intifada leadership has called for a "day of rage" today
"to pass a message to Sharon."
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Russian immigrants expected to back
Sharon
The three immigrant parties couldn't agree on much
yesterday except that Likud candidate Ariel Sharon would
win the support of a large majority of their voters.
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Oz, Aloni: Israeli Arabs betrayed us
Veteran peace advocates called on Arab citizens to vote for
Prime Minister Ehud Barak or be viewed as betrayers of
the peace camp.
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Shas aims to keep 'dead kibbutzniks' from
voting
Shas announced yesterday that it is sending activists to
kibbutzim today to prevent dead people from voting, saying
this is widespread in bastions of the Left.
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Sharon's first English address
Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon addresses the world's media (poor audio quality).
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Post editorial: Barak on Barak...and Sharon
The Jerusalem Post's Editor-in-Chief Jeff Barak talks about how the paper predicted Sharon's landslide victory, was caught off guard by Barak's resignation, and believes the key to a unity government lies with Shimon Peres.
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Sharon: A critique
Ashrawi: Sharon not the man for the future
Labor subdued, not surprised
Naomi Chazan: 'Fear and confusion' led
Sharon to victory
Likudniks celebrate in style
Sharon's on top
Foreign media gathering
Victory today, unity tomorrow
A 'political party'
Voting and violence
Palestinian media: "Sharon is an
extremist"
Only the unusual can save Barak now
Separate religion from politics
'Dead people' are voting again
Painful moment of truth
Voting with their guns
Caught in the middle
Violence throws wrench into electoral
process
Barak's 'tremendous courage'
'Landslide victory certain'
Election 2001: Public perspectives
No sign of an election
Israeli arab turnout is almost
non-existent
Election 2001: Observations II
Election 2001: Observations I
'No men of G-d here'
Sharon's a 'real Jewish leader'
To vote or not to vote
The foreign media melee
The race to register
New prime minister, new process
Voice of Palestine: Barak's a loser
Election Heat: A perspective
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