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| China Congratulates Sharon on His Election |
| China congratulated Ariel Sharon on his election as Israeli prime minister Thursday, February 8. |
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| Sharon Vows to "Restore Security" to Israeli People |
| Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon vowed in the small hours Wednesday morning to "restore security to the citizens of Israel" in his first speech to the nation after defeating incumbent Prime Minister Ehud Barak in the election Tuesday. |
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| Barak to Resign as Labor Party Leader |
| Defeated Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced Tuesday night that he will resign as leader of the Labor party and a member of the Knesset (parliament). |
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| Bush Congratulates Sharon on Victory |
| U.S. President George W. Bush called Ariel Sharon on Tuesday and congratulated him on his election victory shortly after incumbent Ehud Barak conceded defeat in the Israeli prime ministerial election. |
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| Israeli Voters Begin to Cast Ballots to Elect Prime Minister |
| Israeli voters began Tuesday morning to cast ballots in a crucial prime ministerial election, which is expected to have a significant bearing on the Middle East peace process. |
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| Israel Set to Sweep Sharon to Power After Months of Bloodletting |
| More than four million Israelis vote Tuesday in a pivotal election set to bring the hawkish Ariel Sharon to power, marking a sharp shift to the right after the worst Israeli-Palestinian violence in years. |
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| Barak Tries to Coax Israeli Arabs to Polls as Vote Nears |
| Trailing badly in polls two days before elections, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday tried to keep a key constituency, Israeli Arabs, from sitting out Tuesday's vote. |
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| Barak Freezes Contacts With Arafat Until After Election |
| Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Barak has decided to halt peacemaking contacts with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his officials until after Israeli prime ministerial election on February 6, his office said Sunday. |
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| Israeli Arabs to Boycott Vote in PM Election |
| Israeli Arabs will neither vote for Ehud Barak, the caretaker prime minister, nor Ariel Sharon, leader of the rightwing Likud party in the prime ministerial election on February 6, Israeli Arab member of Knesset (parliament) Azmi Bishara said on Sunday. |
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| Israeli Peace Cabinet to Discuss Arafat's Peace Proposals |
| Israeli peace cabinet will convene Friday to decide whether to accept Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's proposal of holding talks in the Egyptian city of Taba for a peace deal before Israel's February 6 Prime Ministerial election. |
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| Peres Asks Arafat to Reduce Violence During Election |
| Israeli Minister for Regional Cooperation Shimon Peres has asked Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to reduce violence in the occupied territories, especially during elections, Army Radio reported Monday. |
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| Barak, Peres Meet on Campaign Slogan Launch |
| Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Minister of Regional Cooperation Shimon Peres met Thursday in the Tel Aviv studio where Barak's election campaign advertisements are filmed. |
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| Peres Decides Not to Run for Israeli Premiership |
| Former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres decided Thursday night not to run in the upcoming prime ministerial election next February, as the left-wing Meretz party decided not to support his candidacy. |
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| Barak Appeals to Peres Not to Run Against Him |
| Prime Minister Ehud Barak appealed publicly to Nobel peace laureate Shimon Peres not challenge him in an Israeli election that will set the course for peacemaking with the Palestinians. |
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| Israeli President, PM Call for Fair Elections |
| Israeli President Moshe Katsav and Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who tendered his resignation in person to the president shortly before 2:30 p.m. (1230 GMT), called for a "speedy and fair" prime ministerial election Sunday, December 10. |
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| Barak Resigns, Chances for Comeback Slim |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced at a dramatic press conference Saturday night that he will resign as prime minister and an special election for prime minister will be held within 60 days. |
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| Barak to Convene Peace Team to Discuss New Initiative |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak decided to convene his peace team on the afternoon of November 29 to discuss new peace initiatives for reaching an agreement with the Palestinians ahead of the planned early elections next spring. |
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| Barak Is in Political Quagmire |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's minority government is to be tested by crucial parliamentary votes Tuesday night on five bills calling for dissolving the Knesset (parliament) and holding an early election. |
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| Israel Tries to Pass Law on Selection of PM in Case of Assassination |
| The Israeli Knesset (parliament) on Wednesday passed the preliminary reading of a bill stating that no new election will be held for a prime minister if he or she is assassinated. |
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