| Submit your comments on this article |
| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Sharon Aide Emerges As Leading Figure |
| 2006-01-15 |
| Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attorney has emerged as the leading architect of foreign policy in Israel in wake of his client's massive stroke. Dov Weisglass, Sharon's attorney and adviser, has been maintaining Israel's contacts with the United States and other Western powers, particularly in the area of Palestinian relations. Weisglass has also convened Israeli military and security chiefs to plan for Palestinian legislative elections on Jan. 25. "It can't be that Weisglass is running the country," Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, a critic of Sharon, said. Weisglass's influence has been heavily criticized by the parliamentary opposition. Parliamentarians have pointed to Weisglass's continued professional involvement with projects in the Palestinian Authority, including the Austrian-owned casino in the West Bank town of Jericho. |
| Posted by:Fred |