Sharon’s party would win vote without him: polls
Ariel Sharon’s party and his likely successor Ehud Olmert received a boost on Wednesday from polls showing they would easily win Israel’s March election even without the incapacitated prime minister at the helm. The latest newspaper surveys put Sharon’s centrist Kadima party well ahead of its rivals, though campaigning has been frozen since the 77-year-old leader suffered a massive stroke a week ago. Full Story