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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to hospital on Sunday evening after suffering a minor stroke. Doctors of Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem said that Sharon will be discharged onTuesday and will be able to resume with his job after a day of rest.

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to hospital on Sunday evening after suffering a minor stroke. Doctors of Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem said that Sharon will be discharged onTuesday and will be able to resume with his job after a day of rest.

Meanwhile, Israel's Likud party voted for a new leader on Monday to rebuild the long-dominant rightist faction left shattered by the defection of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon last month.

Benjamin Netanyahu, a former prime minister who opposed Sharon's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, seen as more flexible on possible peacemaking with the Palestinians, are the frontrunners in a field of four.

Voting by Likud's 128,000 members at polling centers across Israel will end at 10 p.m. With results expected sometime after midnight.

For FSRN from IMEMC.Org in Palestine I am Manar Jibrin